Salt Bear edition by Thomas Davis Children eBooks
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Salt Bear tells the story of a young salt bear (a mythical creature of the American West) who goes on an epic journey of self discovery with his best friends, Buddy, a jackalope (another mythical creature), and Old Rombo, a cactus buck.
Salt Bear’s themes, like those of fantasies such as the Harry Potter series, Richard Adams’ Watership Down, Brian Jacque’s Redwall series, and Lemony Snicket’s unfortunate events, are powerful. Self discovery, the power of healing, the miracle of tolerance, the meaning of courage and fear, and love’s grace are interwoven into scenes of journeying, battle, death, justice, and nature’s cycles. The adventure plays out in the wilderness of pinion, juniper, ponderosa pine, and aspen forests that range from the Colorado National Monument in Western Colorado to the Gooseneck formations in Utah.
Salt Bear is a fantasy novel belonging to the tradition of children and juvenile novels created by works like Kenneth Graham’s The Wind in The Willows, recent novels by David Clement-Davies (Fire Bringer and The Sight), or the Rescuer series by Margery Sharp.
The story begins when Salt Bear is forced by Buddy to question what his real name is. “Salt Bear’s a kind of bear…not a name,” Buddy explains. Salt Bear has been raised near a salt lick above Glade Park below Mud Springs in Western Colorado without knowing his mother, father or other salt bears. Is he the first of his kind? Did he have a mother and father?
After a conversation in which Old Rombo tells him that only the ravens can answer his questions, Salt Bear travels toward the Coke Ovens, sheer sandstone monoliths that rise above Monument Valley’s canyon floor. On this first journey Salt Bear is confronted by a snow owl from the Canadian tundra with the ability to predict the future. The frightening owl, from a ponderosa tree in moonlight, warns that if Salt Bear continues to the Coke Ovens, he will face catastrophe.
From this point on the adventure begins to build. Danger, fields of death, sadness, and terror, and moments of discovery and exhilaration follow as Salt Bear, Buddy, and Old Rombo climb the high mountains, cross a raging river, leave Disappointment Valley behind, and finally find the magic of who and what Salt Bear is as a creature.
This does not end the adventure, however. For even more danger looms as the creatures in the clearing in Gooseneck’s country band together to face the horror that has plagued the land for too long. In the great battle to come Salt Bear’s courage and sanity will be tested, and he will either come through or his world and the creatures he cares for will die.
Salt Bear edition by Thomas Davis Children eBooks
When he was young, Salt Bear is content to live with his friends at a salt lick, where he never lacks for food or companionship. But one day his friend Buddy, a jackalope, calls him George. After that, Salt Bear begins to think about who and what he was. He had been told his parents were dead. “He was the only salt bear he knew. But was he really the only one alive?” And what exactly does a Salt Bear do? He decides to set out to find other salt bears, if there are any, and learn who he is.Two of his friends, Buddy, and the cactus deer Old Rombo, insist on accompanying him. Along the way he meets the ravens and a snowy owl, creatures with the power to advise and predict the future. Salt Bear summons up the strength to go on. “I’m more scared than determined… But I’ve been building courage inside myself.”
The predictions come to be, in terrifying forms. At one point, tired and horrified by the “deaths and wounds of so many,” Salt Bear says, “Maybe this is an empty journey filled with bad visions.” A wise friend replies, “Quests are not just journeys. They search for deep truths.”
With the friendship of Buddy and Old Rombo and the support of others they encountered, Salt Bear learned the role of salt bears in the world. This tale of the search for identity goes beyond the personal quest of one salt bear. It ventures into an unfolding, a renewal, of kindness and caring for others. The group has to face mindless violence and other threats, fighting when it has to, but the return to healing is paramount. “Healing beyond the healing of individual creatures is sometimes needed. The healing of families and communities … is important.”
Salt Bear realizes his relationships are of great value. “You are not only who you are inside. You are more than even your family or your kind. Experiences and adventures are part of who you are. Relationships with others are a part of your life.” Without his friends “his identity as a salt bear would not be as important to him.”
The unusual landscape of the high desert of Colorado and Utah, peopled by distinctive characters, is well-described by the author. The story of self-knowledge, family and community versus alienation, isolation, and violence is much needed today. The editing mistakes including the changing name of a major character are distracting, but could also be viewed as symbolic of the elusive nature of identity. Because of the graphic descriptions of the combat between good and evil, this book may be less suitable for young children than teenagers and adults. Salt Bear is a new-old-fashioned myth presenting life in its stark, eerie, humbling, empowering, and life-affirming reality. A memorable read.
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Salt Bear edition by Thomas Davis Children eBooks Reviews
I am Tom Davis' grandson and I loved this book.
It is a good fantasy fiction book for young teens and adults.
I suggest you should buy this book to find out more about it.
This would make a nice read aloud book for kids. It is fun to see the Colorado Monument area and eastern Utah through the eyes of animals. The story has a nice Native American feel to it. This story would make a nice supplement to either an ecosystems or animals of western Colorado and folklore unit. There were a few editing mistakes found in this e-version of the book.
When he was young, Salt Bear is content to live with his friends at a salt lick, where he never lacks for food or companionship. But one day his friend Buddy, a jackalope, calls him George. After that, Salt Bear begins to think about who and what he was. He had been told his parents were dead. “He was the only salt bear he knew. But was he really the only one alive?” And what exactly does a Salt Bear do? He decides to set out to find other salt bears, if there are any, and learn who he is.
Two of his friends, Buddy, and the cactus deer Old Rombo, insist on accompanying him. Along the way he meets the ravens and a snowy owl, creatures with the power to advise and predict the future. Salt Bear summons up the strength to go on. “I’m more scared than determined… But I’ve been building courage inside myself.”
The predictions come to be, in terrifying forms. At one point, tired and horrified by the “deaths and wounds of so many,” Salt Bear says, “Maybe this is an empty journey filled with bad visions.” A wise friend replies, “Quests are not just journeys. They search for deep truths.”
With the friendship of Buddy and Old Rombo and the support of others they encountered, Salt Bear learned the role of salt bears in the world. This tale of the search for identity goes beyond the personal quest of one salt bear. It ventures into an unfolding, a renewal, of kindness and caring for others. The group has to face mindless violence and other threats, fighting when it has to, but the return to healing is paramount. “Healing beyond the healing of individual creatures is sometimes needed. The healing of families and communities … is important.”
Salt Bear realizes his relationships are of great value. “You are not only who you are inside. You are more than even your family or your kind. Experiences and adventures are part of who you are. Relationships with others are a part of your life.” Without his friends “his identity as a salt bear would not be as important to him.”
The unusual landscape of the high desert of Colorado and Utah, peopled by distinctive characters, is well-described by the author. The story of self-knowledge, family and community versus alienation, isolation, and violence is much needed today. The editing mistakes including the changing name of a major character are distracting, but could also be viewed as symbolic of the elusive nature of identity. Because of the graphic descriptions of the combat between good and evil, this book may be less suitable for young children than teenagers and adults. Salt Bear is a new-old-fashioned myth presenting life in its stark, eerie, humbling, empowering, and life-affirming reality. A memorable read.
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