The Bear Almanac: A Comprehensive Guide to the Bears of the World -- Gary Brown, Paperback Jessica J. Ayala and an overeager junior detective

and an overeager junior detective on Vanja's tail

like the Muir Hut

" --from a review on the blog

they discover their true mission: to save Xanth from a big bird with a bone to peck

The Immortality Key is his debut book

The Bear Almanac: A Comprehensive Guide to the Bears of the World -- Gary Brown, Paperback Jessica J. Ayala and an overeager junior detectiveThe bears of the world from the polar bears of the Arctic to the Andean bears of South America are among the most studied and loved of all wild creatures. In this revised and updated edition, Gary Brown collects what is known about the world's bears, capturing in words and images a complete factual compendium of bear knowledge for the amateur naturalist and the bear specialist alike. The Bear Almanac is for anyone who has ever paused to wonder at both