"A black bear settles in its cozy den. It spent the fall munching on juicy berries, but now it's getting cold. It's time for the bears to take a long snooze. Why does it need to sleep? Learn all about black bear hibernation and how weather makes them sleep. Colorful photos and carefully leveled text guide readers along on the journey"--

What causes bear attacks? When should you play dead and when should you fight an attacking bear? What do we know about black and grizzly bears and how can this knowledge be used to avoid bear attacks? And, more generally, what is the bear's future? Bear Attacks is a thorough and unflinching landmark study of the attacks made on men and women by the great grizzly and the occasionally deadly black bear. This is a book for everyone who hikes, camps,...

Baby Bear leaves his mother behind as he sets out to explore the world, but he comes back after discovering flowers, bees, a skunk, and some humans

In this absorbing miniseries, renowned wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan learns how to 'walk with bears' with Lynn Rogers, a pioneering biologist, to get as close as can be to these often fearsome beasts. Over the course of a year, the pair follow cheeky young bear Lily, her mother June and their new cubs as they emerge from hibernation in the Minnesota Northwoods.

"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...

Travel around the world to meet and learn about different bears -- Polar Bears in Canada, Sun bears in Thailand, California bears in California, European bears in Italy, pandas and Asiatic black bears in Japan, with songs, animation, and live action.

Describes the habitats of the three kinds of North American bears, what they eat, their physical characteristics, and more