I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 (I Survived #17)

Name: I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 (I Survived #17)
Brand: Scholastic Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.86 (7 reviews)
Author: Lauren Tarshis
ISBN: 9781338205879

Author: Lauren Tarshis

Series: I Survived

Narrator: Lauren Tarshis

Unabridged: 2 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books

Published: 09/25/2018

Categories: Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure Stories, Historical Stories, Animal Stories

Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis tackles the historic grizzly bear attacks in Glacier National Park in this latest installment of the groundbreaking I Survived series.No grizzly has ever killed a human in Glacier before . . . until tonight. Eleven-year-old Melody Vega and her family come to Glacier National Park every year, and it's always been a place where she can forget her troubles. But this year is different. With Mom gone, every moment in the park is a heartbreaking reminder of the past.Then Mel comes face-to-face with the mighty grizzly. Now her only thought is one of survival. Mel will soon be a part of one of the most tragic seasons in the history of America's national parks - a summer of terror that will forever change ideas about how grizzlies and humans can exist together in the wild.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Darla on April 03, 2023

Our friend Smokey the Bear must have been grieved over the grizzly bear crisis in Glacier National Park in the 1960's. There were two deaths and many attacks due to carelessness and encroaching on the bears' natural habitat. Our parks are safer and cleaner today due to the catastrophe in 1967. Inclu......more

Goodreads review by Daniel Ray on December 15, 2024

In August 1967 in Glacier National Park, two young women in separate campgrounds were mauled to death on the same night by different grizzly bears. And there were many other aggressive grizzly bear behaviors that summer. It was determined the cause was people leaving food and trash all over the park......more

Goodreads review by Pamela on September 07, 2018

Wow....this one is intense! I've read several of the "I Survived" series to share with my students, but this one was more nerve wracking personally. My students will love this one.......more

Goodreads review by Kristy on April 30, 2022

I appreciate that the author teaches the reader how to treat the forest with respect. The bears are not the bad guys of the tale.......more