''Smiling Bears: A Zookeeper Explores the Behavior and Emotional Life of Bears'' is a 2009 book by Canadian writer Else Poulsen, first published by

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. In the book, the author chronicles her insights gleaned as a

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responsible for rehabilitating "bears in crisis".

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called ''Smiling Bears'' "An inspiring trip into the minds and reality of bears."

Awards and honours

''Smiling Bears'' received shortlist recognition for the 2010 "

Edna Staebler Award The Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction is an annual literary award recognizing the previous year's best creative nonfiction book with a "Canadian locale and/or significance" that is a Canadian writer's "first or second published book of ...

for

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".Faculty of Arts, 13 September 2010, Shortlist announced for the 2010 Edna Staebler Award
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*Else Poulsen
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