Stuart Gibbs

Bear Bottom

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Why this book counts

  • Earth Science
  • Life Science
  • Environment & Ecology
  • Story / Adventure
  • Nature Narrative / Field Discovery
  • Maker / Problem-Solving

Bear Bottom brings Teddy Fitzroy to a bison ranch near Yellowstone where endangered bison vanish and a grizzly's break-in complicates a necklace mystery. Bison conservation, bear behavior, scat evidence, and Yellowstone's geothermal hazards supply clues and risks that Teddy must interpret correctly.

The science inside

  • Animals & Zoology
  • Conservation
  • Earth Systems & Geology

Your child will meet:

  • Wildlife tracks and scat can provide evidence about an animal's identity, diet, movement, and recent presence.
  • Conservation breeding and management aim to protect vulnerable populations while maintaining healthy animals.
  • Large wild animals can behave unpredictably, especially when people crowd or feed them.
  • Yellowstone's geysers are surface expressions of heat and water moving through an active geothermal system.

Use it this way

Choose one scat, track, or behavior clue and ask your child what Teddy can reasonably infer from it and what remains only a guess. Reinforce that real park visitors must stay on marked paths, keep required wildlife distances, and never approach an animal for a better clue or photo.

Parent effort: Quick discussion

In the seventh novel in New York Times bestselling Stuart Gibbs's FunJungle series, Teddy Fitzroy returns as FunJungle's resident sleuth to solve the disappearances of endangered bison and an irreplaceable necklace. Teddy Fitzroy, his family, and some other FunJungle employees have been invited to visit a bison ranch just outside Yellowstone National Park that FunJungle's owner, J.J. McCracken, is considering purchasing. But as usual, trouble isn't far behind. The ranch's endangered bison have been mysteriously disappearing. Then a massive local grizzly bear named Sasquatch breaks into the house, causing chaos. In the aftermath, Kandace McCracken discovers that her exceptionally expensive sapphire necklace has vanished. Was it stolen? Or did Sasquatch eat it? (And if so, can it be recovered?) And what's been happening to the bison? With over a dozen suspects, it's up to Teddy to detangle this hairy situation, before his family or friends--or any more expensive objects--become dinner.

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