A few years ago, this book was recommended to me from a member of our family. Considering that we love the outdoors, hiking, camping etc, I thought this may be a good book to read. It was not long before I started reading the book and once I started, it was very difficult to put it down. I was intrigued by the two authors life with bears in Kamchatka, Russia. Lots of preparation was required to have these two arrive in another country and then position themsleves in a remote, very remote area of the country to study bears in their natural habitat. With bears never really have seen humans before and not knowing what they were like or the potential for harm that they could cause, three bears were befriended by Charlie and Maureen. They decided to name the three, Biscuit, Chico, and Rosie. The bears became used to the humans since they were not threatening. The cover of took certainly is a great example of the relationship that was created. The story emcompasses a few years over the life of the bears.I read very few books, but I tell you, I was very happy reading this one. We did not own the book. It was borrowed from family, but this past Christmas a copy was given to me by Lorraine saying, "if it was worth reading, it is worth owning". Well, it was worth reading to me. It does move slowly in a few places but the overall impression was very good. I am going to read it again and would recommend the book to anyone else who is interested in nature, animals and the study of animals in their own natural habitat and trying to make a minimum impact on their world.
Another point of interest, the co-author Maureen Enns is a great artist. She has done paintings of the bears noted in the book as well as other bears. We have seen her work at a Gallery in the Banff Springs Hotel. I have to save up to buy one sometime.
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