Big news! Our parent organization, from whom we get the vast majority of our funding, has finally launched an internet version of their printed journal. Check it out here: http://www.ursalography.org.
BREAKING NEWS
An unconfirmed report has come in that J. K. Rowling, author of the popular book series, Harry Potter, has been severly mauled by either a bear or mountain lion (or both) in Yellowstone Park. No one is sure what she was doing there, but there has been speculation that she was visiting while on vacation for some wizard trickery. The reports are still spotty, but sources say that the first emergency calls came in around 2 PM, Mountain Time, on Wednesday, July 15.
“What? No, it can’t be. No. No, no! No,” responded Wallace Kippering, one of Rowling’s attorneys. Although the report has yet to be confirmed, Harry Potter fans are already congregating at schools and forest clearings to say goodbye to Rowling in their own way. “First we cast a circle out of salt and then we built a fire and, and then magic spells.” Explained one fan, asked only to be identified as Ron. “She’ll live on if we get this right. I know it,” continued Ron who then turned to another friend and yelled something in the Harry’s wizard language.
Last known photograph of Pure Blood Wizardess Rowling
The attack couldn’t have come at a less convenient time for Rowling. The latest in the Harry Potter series of movies, “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”, was released Wednesday and has been getting so-so reviews. “As if it weren’t bad enough the movie’s no good, now Rowling is gone. We didn’t need this,” remarked Carl Baker, an unofficial spokesman for Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. “This was the important one. We’ll never sell tickets if we can’t get [Rowling] out to the theaters to drum up support,” continued Baker, who then hailed a cab. “If it’s true,” he yelled back, “then she went down doing what she loved! Witchcraft in the woods!”
Check it out. One of my readers maintains a fan-page for the Seekers series of books. As it turns out, these books (by Erin Hunter) are written from the point of view of bears (all different types). Here is a review of the first book in the series, The Quest Begins, from amazon.com:
Erin Hunter did a great job on Warriors and is did an amazing job on Seekers, so if you like animal adventures then Seekers is the book for you. This fantasy talks about three bears: Kalik a polar bear, Susa a black bear, and Tolko a brown bear. Kalik has the harder life, when Susa instead is on a mission to meet Tolko, and Tolko wants to be scary. In the mean time the bears learn what a no-claws is. Will Susa make it to Tolko in time before the no-claws come??? Will Kalik be able to take responsibility with no mom, no friends, but just herself??? The life of these three bears is going to change in a way that you can not imagine. Read the book to find out.
Below are my comments.
Erin Hunter did a great job on Warriors and is did an amazing job on Seekers, so if you like animal adventures then Seekers is the book for you.
My entire life is an animal adventure.
This fantasy talks about three bears: Kalik a polar bear, Susa a black bear, and Tolko a brown bear.
3/8 bear species in one book? I am about to LOSE IT (pass out).
Kalik has the harder life, when Susa instead is on a mission to meet Tolko, and Tolko wants to be scary. In the mean time the bears learn what a no-claws is.
A no-claws is a friendly animal that might make good food but shouldn’t be eaten. Ferocious bears, like some vampires, need to learn to control their feeding instincts.
Will Susa make it to Tolko in time before the no-claws come??? Will Kalik be able to take responsibility with no mom, no friends, but just herself??? The life of these three bears is going to change in a way that you can not imagine. Read the book to find out.
Kalik does need to learn to deal with her situation. It sucks being a lonely polar bear, but she just needs to relax and be herself. She’ll find friends when the time is right but she shouldn’t rush it; she wouldn’t want to fall in with the wrong crowd.
Another review I found very insightful is this one:
Erin Hunter is one of the most amazing writers of the 21st cencury (exuse my spelling) and i would read any book by her if i were you.
I particularly have enjoyed my reader’s fan-site. It is broken down into many logical sections, one being Seekers fan graphics. Below is my favorite one:
I do plan to buy this book and will write a complete review here. If anybody else has read this, please leave a comment. Of course I knew there were current novels about bears, but I didn’t know about this one. Bye!
