Bear Watching, a How-to Guide. By D. Bair

We do have bears occasionally that travel through here. So I chose this book because it actually gives not only information about bears which most of the non-fiction books do, but because it gives pointers and warnings about what to do if you see one. The important pages are color coded for emphasis. There are maps in it too. Although it doesn't have great literary merit, it has specific informational merit and that's important too. One of the other books in the children's section about bears was very graphic about what bears might do to you. I felt this one was more age appropriate. Not everything has to have literary merit to be read. If that were the case, we wouldn't have much out there at all. The publisher must think mostly about what will sell.