CONTENTS

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The Story of Ben[3]
The Black Bear: Its Distribution and Habits[51]
Classification of Bears[53]
Description and Distribution[56]
Characteristics and Habits[68]
Food and Feeding[91]
The Happy Hooligan[105]

ILLUSTRATIONS

Ben and the Author[Frontispiece]
Making friends[16]
The next day we cut a hole in the sack so that he could ride with his head out[22]
Ready for the start[30]
Ben tries on his new chain and collar[36]
A stop for a drink of water[44]
Front foot of a black bear, front track of a black bear; front foot of a grizzly bear, front track of a grizzly bear[62]
Hind foot of a black bear, hind track of a black bear; hind foot of a grizzly bear, hind track of a grizzly bear[64]
A mother and two cubs[74]
Taking a sun bath[88]
She began to swing her head from side to side[106]
A black bear at home[114]

THE STORY OF BEN


THE STORY OF BEN