black bears

Text and photographs portray the life of a baby black bear and its siblings in the forest.

Simple text and illustrations introduce young readers to black bears, discussing where they live, what they eat and more.

Provides photographic documentation, with text, of black bears in the wild.

"North Carolina's black bears were once a threatened species, but now their numbers are rising in and around Asheville. But what happens when conservation efforts for a species are so successful that there's a boom in the population? Can humans and bears live compatibly? What are the long-term effects for the bears? Author Amy Cherrix follows the scientists who, in cooperation with local citizen scientists, are trying to answer to these questions and more. Part field science, part conservation science, 'Backyard Bears' looks at black bears--and other animals around the globe--who are rapidly becoming our neighbors in urban and suburban areas"--.

Simple text and photographs introduce early readers to black bears.

An introduction to black bears, describing their habitats, behaviors, physical characteristics, diet, and more.

An introduction to American black bears, including where they live, what they look like, and their migration patterns.

Photos and text that follow the springtime activities of a family of black bears after they wake up from their winter hibernation. Includes information on hibernation, and the type of food bears eat as well as what signs bears leave to communicate with other bears.

When she hears reports of a bear roaming the backyards of Selinsgrove, Hilde and her sister/photographer Izzy are determined to get the story for their own newspaper, the Orange Street News--but when they find out the culprit is a black bear cub, their scoop turns into a rescue mission.

An introduction to American black bears, including where they live, what they look like, and their migration patterns.