With a body twisted by adolescent scoliosis and memories of the brutal death of a woman he loved, Lynn Schooler kept the world at arm's length, drifting through the wilds of Alaska as a commercial fisherman, outdoorsman, and wilderness guide. In 1990, Schooler met Japanese photographer Michio Hoshino, and began a profound friendship cemented by a shared love of adventure and a passionate quest to find the elusive glacier bear, an exceedingly rare creature, seldom seen and shrouded in legend. But only after Hoshino's tragic death from a bear attack does Schooler succeed in photographing the animal -- completing a remarkable journey that ultimately brings new meaning to his life. The Blue Bear is an unforgettable book. Set amid the wild archipelagoes, deep glittering fjords, and dense primordial forests of Alaska's Glacier Coast, it is rich with the lyric sensibility and stunning prose of such nature classics as Barry Lopez's Arctic Dreams and Peter Matthiessen's The Snow Leopard.

This is a true story of unconditional love and Supernatural events. It is also a story of faith and unconditional loyalty. Robert has been through major heart surgery. He wants a dog of his own. He is lonely and he wants a loyal companion. He loves Huskies and he has his heart set on getting one. Robert finally gets the dog of his dreams in a very strange way. It’s as though God put him and this beautiful Huskie together for a purpose. He names the dog Blue Bear. He and Blue Bear are about to go on an incredible and strange journey of unconditional love and spirit bonding. But with that comes trials and tribulations. But they stick together through it all. Little does Robert know, but he is destined for more surgeries and so is Blue Bear. Join Robert and Blue Bear on their incredible journey to find God, faith, and unconditional love. Robert and his faithful dog bond spirits which takes them into the Supernatural Realm after Blue Bear’s passing. This book is about unconditional love and loyalty through both good times and bad times that he and Blue Bear share. And how they loved and supported each other through their hardships. A story you will love and identify with.

As we travel through the fictional world of Blue Bear and the adorable bear population, we might reminisce of our own journey through life, remember feeling the many splendors of love, the learning from challenges and mistakes, the healing from pain, the God-given strength to face loss and sorrow, the forgetting and forgiving of those who deeply hurt us. Or Blue Bear might even lead us to decide to modify the map for the rest of our journey. The miracle of life, treasured from the moment we receive our souls, breathe our first breath, cry at being welcomed to the world with a cruel spank, until the time when our search to discover and learn ends, the same way we chose to live. As puppies and kittens and cubs do, we see the miracle of life in the animal world as in our world, when it emerges out of a womb, crawls, takes baby steps, swinging from side to side, giggling at the first run without a fall, to then become a unique member of mankind or of the animal kingdom. And although we would have hurt if we fell, it didnaEUR(tm)t stop us from trying to stand up and walk again, realizing that falls and errors are learning moments. What happens in Blue BearaEUR(tm)s world let us see that we have a tomorrow to live for if we accept that we are exactly in the path we chose to travel, accompanied or alone, that we are never lonely if we believe the words of the One who promised to never leave us or forsake us, to be with us to the end of time. Blue Bear believes it; its author believes it. Welcome to Honey Sweet City, bear population of six hundred.

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Follows each development in the drama that brought a rare blue bear to the San Diego Zoo.

Come along on a journey with Blue Bear, who feels sad, lonesome, and angry after Sally replaces him with a new bear: Bear Two. Although tattered and worn, Blue Bear discovers that he is valuable and finds that he and Bear Two can become the best of friends. The arrival of a new child can create not only a burden for the parents but also hardship for the older child. The child feels unwanted as attention drifts to the new arrival. This book gives the parent(s) a way to discuss the new arrival in terms of where each child belongs within the family. Care is taken to show that an older brother or sister can be of great help to the family.

Children can often use help in understanding and verbalizing their feelings in safe, simple, comforting, and encouraging ways. They must know they are not alone and that things will change and get better. Blue Bear: A Children's Book about Depression addresses the experience of the child with the hurt, but also helps a child know how to help someone who may be hurting. Children will see how Blue Bear starts changing and healing, through the power of community, and also through his courage to help himself.