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An illustrator for the U.S. Forest Service, Rossoll came up with the "Smokey [the] Bear" character in 1944 after rejecting images of a forest ranger and a beaver. The image of the ranger hat-wearing Smokey has graced forest fire prevention campaigns and other Forest Service materials since. The cartoon was not named after the real bear cub found clinging to a burned tree after a fire; that bear was named after the cartoon (it was found in 1950, and lived in the National Zoo in Washington D.C. for 26 years). Rossoll died in Atlanta February 25 of an abdominal aneurysm at age 89. From This is True for 28 February 1999 Suggestions for further reading:
 By: Molly GroomsLucia Guarnotta List Price: $7.95 Amazon Price: $7.95 Editorial Review: In these two delightful children's stories, young wolf cubs and young bear cubs explore their big, new worlds. Uncle Wolf teaches two young cubs all about being wolves in We Are Wolves. They learn to be watchers and listeners and travelers and hunters. But most important of all, they learn about their pack -- and being a family. In We Are Bears, Mother Bear teachers her new cubs all about being bears. They learn to be climbers and swimmers and diggers and sleepers. Mother Bear is very proud of them. The cubs' adventures come alive through beautifully detailed illustrations. Readers of all ages will enjoy and treasure these two beautiful books for generations.  By: Cornelia Maude Spelman List Price: $14.95 Amazon Price: $11.66  By: Sue Houser List Price: $15.95 Amazon Price: $15.95 Editorial Review: Written for children and adults alike, Hot Foot Teddy contains the true history of Smokey Bear. A portion of the proceeds benefit the Smokey Bear Forest Fire Prevention Program. Photographs, illustrations and antique images of Smokey Bear are included. A new forest for Smokey Bear.(fire in Yellowstone Park brings new life): An a... By: Lois M. Jump List Price: $5.95 Amazon Price: $5.95 Editorial Review: This digital document is an article from Child Life, published by Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc. on May 1, 2004. The length of the article is 831 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: A new forest for Smokey Bear.(fire in Yellowstone Park brings new life) Author: Lois M. Jump Publication: Child Life (Magazine/Journal) Date: May 1, 2004 Publisher: Benjamin Franklin Literary & Medical Society, Inc. Volume: 83 Issue: 3 Page: 28(4) Distributed by Thomson Gale  By: Elliott Speer Barker List Price: $12.95 Amazon Price: $12.95 |
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