The Bears on Hemlock Mountain
By Alice Dalgliesh and Helen Sewell
4.5/5
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People have always told Jonathan that there are no bears on Hemlock Mountain, no bears at all. So he isn’t afraid to set out alone over the mountain. But as Jonathan discovers one cold winter night, people aren’t always right…There are bears on Hemlock Mountain!
Alice Dalgliesh
Alice Dagliesh wrote many books for young readers, including The Thanksgiving Story, The Fourth of July Story, the Bears on Hemlock Mountain, and The Little Wooden Farmer, all available from Aladdin.
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Reviews for The Bears on Hemlock Mountain
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book is part of the soundtrack to my childhood. I highly recommend it. (My mother saved my copy and gave it to me at my bridal shower; I hadn't seen the book in probably 20 years. Mine sits on my shelf between my other lifetime favorites: Nancy Drew, All the King's Men, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, and What the Dog Saw.)
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It is full of details and I love the story .
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It was a cute tale. Easy to read and fun
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Age Appropriateness: IntermediateGenre: Realistic FictionReview: This is a good example of realistic fiction, because people encounter bears in real life.Comments: - Talk about the setting of this book, many kids if they are from the city may not understand what a farmhouse is like. - Use words from the book for vocab - Discuss what students should do if they saw a bear in real life.Media: Ink
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jonathan makes the journey over Hemlock Mountain to retrieve a huge pot for his mother from his aunt so that she can make a big meal for everyone. Will he run into any bears?
Book preview
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain - Alice Dalgliesh
CHAPTER 1
About Jonathan
Jonathan lived in a gray stone farmhouse at the foot of Hemlock Mountain. Now Hemlock Mountain was not a mountain at all, it was a hill, and not a very big one. But someone had started calling it Hemlock Mountain, and the name had stuck. Now everyone talked about going over Hemlock Mountain.
It was the year when Jonathan was eight that he went over Hemlock Mountain. He was a fine big boy for his age. That was why his mother could send him over the Mountain all by himself.
The winter had been a cold one. Even now, in early spring, there was snow on the ground. The birds and the squirrels and the rabbits had a hard time finding anything to eat, so every day Jonathan remembered to feed them. Jonathan loved animals and birds. He knew the tracks that each one made in the