Search for the golden moon bear
Sy Montgomery
- Reading
- Read a passage at a time, pausing to distinguish observations about bears from stories or explanations, and to discuss which details the book leaves uncertain.
- Themes
- Wildlife, folklore and scientific inquiry: The book addresses wildlife, folklore and scientific inquiry; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The book is presented as informational field reporting, though how it weighs local stories against scientific findings is not established.
- Worth knowing
- The opening image describes a pale face appearing from darkness in close, damp shade; a child who finds ominous wildlife imagery unsettling may want to look at this passage together.