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The Great Bear Almanac
1996. Gary Brown. The Lyons Press, New York. 336 pp., paper.

Recently retired National Park Service ranger Gary Brown examines physiology, social behavior, and habits as well as bears in art, myth, religion, literature, and film. Filled with charts, tables, and photographs, The Great Bear Almanac is a unique, comprehensive guide to the bears of the world.

Grizzly.
1986. Michio Hoshino. Chronicle Books, San Francisco. 80 pp., paper.

Hoshino's wildlife photography catches a family of Alaskan grizzly bears on the hunt and at play during all four seasons in the rugged Alaskan wilderness.

 

The Grizzly Bear.
1997. Thomas McNamee. Lyons and Burford, New York. 314 pp., paper.

Thomas McNamee explains the varied behaviors of the grizzly bear in this readable natural history. The Grizzly Bear follows a fictional bear through typical bear situations.

 

Grizzly Bears
1997. Gary Turbak. Voyageur Press, Stillwater. 72 pp., paper.

Journalist Gary Turbak uses his personal experiences as a resident of grizzly country to highlight his book about the lives of grizzlies.

Bears: Behavior, Ecology and Conservation
1996. Erwin A. Bauer and Peggy Bauer. Voyageur Press, Stillwater. 160 pp., hardbound or paper.

World famous wildlife photographers Erwin and Peggy Bauer explore the world of North American bears. They discuss the similarities and differences among bear species and argue for the preservation of bear habitat.

Polar Bears
1998. Nikita Ovsyanikov, Jane Billinghurst (Editor) . Voyageur Press, Stillwater. 72 pp., paper.

Polar Bears is a wonderful introduction to the great white bears by one of the world's foremost polar bear researchers. With easy to read text and spectacular shots of polar bears in the High Arctic, it is the perfect general lesson in polar bear behavior and habits.

Polar Dance: Born of the North Wind.
1997. Thomas D. Mangelsen. Hardbound.

Polar Dance is a vivid photo documentary of a female polar bear and her two cubs through four seasons in their harsh Arctic habitat. Mangelsen shows how polar bears live in a vast landscape considered inhospitable to all forms of life.

 

 ZooGoer 28(2) 1999. Copyright 1999 Friends of the National Zoo. All rights reserved.

 

 

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