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4-6Wild World of Buck Bray series.
In this high-interest series-starter, eleven-year-old Buck joins his famous survivalist father on his wilderness television show in Alaska. But when two bear cubs suddenly go missing, Buck gets more adventure than he bargained for. The well-drawn setting and focus on wilderness will delight animal lovers and future naturalists in spite of the story's repetitive, predictable outcomes and thin character development. Glos.