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A review by emdoux
A Bear Named Trouble by Marion Dane Bauer
3.0
3rd grade booktalk
Jonathan’s dad is a keeper at the Anchorage Zoo, which is both good and bad. Bad because it meant Jonathan had to move to Alaska with his dad, but wait until summer for his mom and little sister to move out and join them. It’s hard without his sister, Rhonda, even though they talk on the phone all the time. But Dad working at the Anchorage Zoo is good because Jonathan gets to spend a lot of time there – particularly with Mama Goose, a friendly large white goose who freely roams the zoo and often shares popcorn with Jonathan. Other than missing Rhonda and Mom, everything is great with Jonathan. But then one night, he hears a noise outside his house. Thinking it’s his dad, he goes downstairs to investigate – and comes face to face with an enormous brown bear. Jonathan makes pretty bad choice after another (why would you follow a giant brown bear around and try to lure it back to your house, just because you feel safe that he didn’t eat you the first time and you want to help him??) but is lucky – because A Bear Named Trouble, isn’t really an ordinary bear. This short novel is based on a true story, and the bear in question still lives at the Duluth zoo in Minnesota, where he was sent after the events of this book.
Jonathan’s dad is a keeper at the Anchorage Zoo, which is both good and bad. Bad because it meant Jonathan had to move to Alaska with his dad, but wait until summer for his mom and little sister to move out and join them. It’s hard without his sister, Rhonda, even though they talk on the phone all the time. But Dad working at the Anchorage Zoo is good because Jonathan gets to spend a lot of time there – particularly with Mama Goose, a friendly large white goose who freely roams the zoo and often shares popcorn with Jonathan. Other than missing Rhonda and Mom, everything is great with Jonathan. But then one night, he hears a noise outside his house. Thinking it’s his dad, he goes downstairs to investigate – and comes face to face with an enormous brown bear. Jonathan makes pretty bad choice after another (why would you follow a giant brown bear around and try to lure it back to your house, just because you feel safe that he didn’t eat you the first time and you want to help him??) but is lucky – because A Bear Named Trouble, isn’t really an ordinary bear. This short novel is based on a true story, and the bear in question still lives at the Duluth zoo in Minnesota, where he was sent after the events of this book.