Smiling Bears
Smiling Bears: A Zookeeper Explores the Behavior and Emotional Life of Bears is a 2009 book by Canadian writer Else Poulsen, first published by Greystone Books. In the book, the author chronicles her insights gleaned as a zookeeper responsible for rehabilitating "bears in crisis".[1] Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson called Smiling Bears "An inspiring trip into the minds and reality of bears."[2]
 First edition cover of Canadian release | |
| Author | Else Poulsen |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Subject | Animal cognition |
| Publisher | Greystone Books |
Publication date | 5 May 2009 |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Pages | 272 pp. |
| ISBN | 9781553653875 |
Awards and honours
Smiling Bears received shortlist recognition for the 2010 "Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction".[3]
References
- Bear Smart Society, Smiling Bears Archived 17 January 2013 at archive.today, Book review. Retrieved 23 November 2012
- Greystone Books, Smiling Bears. Retrieved 23 November 2012
- Faculty of Arts, 13 September 2010, Shortlist announced for the 2010 Edna Staebler Award, Wilfrid Laurier University, Headlines (News Releases). Retrieved 23 November 2012
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