Anderson's only friend is Ben, the
             Benson's dark shed. Mark's parents
             between their son and the big bear,
             a bond that overcomes fear and suspicion.
             But there are some people in town who
             just cant under stand, and are determined
             to get rid of Ben. There is danger and
             Walt Morey was born in the heart of the
             Olympic Mountains, in Hoquiam, Washington,
             and spent his childhood in Montana, Canada,
             and Oregon. During his early writing career,
             Mr. Morey supported himself as a mill worker,
             construction worker, theater manager, and
             ship builder. At the end of World War !!,he
             went to Alaska to work as a diver and fish
             trap inspector. Gentle Ben, his first book for
             readers, won the Dutton Animal Book Award,
             the Sequoyah children's book award, and was an
             ALA Notable Book. Gentle Ben was also made
             in to a motion picture and a television series. Mr.
             Morey and his wife live near Portland, Oregon,
             where they operate a sixty-two acre filbert grove.
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