Books with title Bears!

Discover BEARS, creatures that have for centuries evoked feelings of love, fear, and fascination. Sports teams and even countries have adopted the bear as their symbol. Films, books, and television series have made bear characters famous for all time. And who hasnt hugged at teddy bear as a child? In this book, explore the different species from around the world. Learn facts such as these: the bear family, although carnivorous, is primarily vegetarian and mainly feeds on leaves, roots, nuts, berries, and cones. Bears are not clumsy like you see in cartoonsthey can actually outrun humans with very little effort. Bears do not hibernate; they actually enter into a deep sleep from which they can easily be roused. Entertaining and informative, BEARS is just one title from the series Animals in the Wild. Anyone seeking a better understanding of the animal kingdom, especially these majestic creatures, will enjoy this book and the entire series. Each title in this series includes color photos throughout, and back matter including: an index and further reading lists for books and internet resources. Educational Videos are offered in the back through the use of QR codes, that, when scanned, takes the student to an online video showing a video relating to the book topic. This gives the readers additional content to supplement the text.

Photographer and science writer Wayne Lynch has dedicated more than a decade of his life to learning everything he can about these powerful mammals. In his quest for bears, he has crawled inside the winter dens of black bears and polar bears, held squirming grizzly cubs in his arms, sailed along the coastal rainforests of British Columbia, hiked the cloud forests of the Andes Mountains in South America and ridden elephants through the jungles of Nepal and India. In Bears, Bears, Bears, his engaging guide to the world's eight bear species, Lynch introduces us to the strange and wonderful natural histories of these magnificent wild animals.

"...Illustrated with excellent color photos, the text employs a punchy question-and-answer format that makes it easy to skim, yet readers will absorb information. Individual chapters focus on...habitat; physical characteristics; eating, mating, and sleeping behavior; self-defense; and relationships with people."--Booklist. "An overview of various species and how they live...The tone is conversational and lively....also features several full-color, captioned photos...."--School Library Journal. "...outstanding..."--Science Books & Films.

The Bears title familiarizes young readers with the bears they can find at their local zoo. It includes colorful double-page photos with easy-to-read sentences about features, food, cubs and more to make learning a fun experience. Bear facts and a quick quiz provide additional learning comprehension activities for young readers. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

This relevant series highlights the endangered animals of the world, making readers aware of just how many species are at risk of extinction. Each volume begins with a general introduction followed by up-to-date information about the type of animal, where it can be found, characteristics of breeding and family life as well as social interactions, how many are left and why they are endangered or threatened. The books then address what is being done to help the animal survive and what the future holds for it.