BEARS BIBLIOGRAPHY

Children's Web Sites & Books

California Academy of Sciences Library

WORLD WIDE WEB

The Bear Den

http://www.bearden.org/

Bear facts, where bears live, and a bear quiz all await you at this fun site.

The Cubs Den

http://www.excite.sfu.ca/projects/exwork/best/bearden/cubden.htm

Did you know that the smallest known bear is the sun bear in southeast Asia? If you didn’t, or if you want to learn more, try this great site!

Polar Bears FAQ

http://www.polarbearsalive.org/faq.htm

Do you have a question about polar bears that you’ve been wanting to ask? This site just might have the answers.

The Virtual Zoo: Bears

http://library.thinkquest.org/11922/bears/bears.htm

You can learn more about bears by visiting the above page at the Virtual Zoo.

The Eight Kinds of Bears:

American Black Bear

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/ursus/u._americanus$narrative.html

Asiatic Black Bear

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/ursus/u._thibetanus$narrative.html

Brown Bear/Grizzly Bear

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/ursus/u._arctos$narrative.html

Giant Panda

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/ailuropoda/a._melanoleuca$narrative.html

Polar Bear

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/ursus/u._maritimus$narrative.html

Sloth Bear

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/melursus/m._ursinus$narrative.html

Spectacled Bear

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/tremarctos/t._ornatus$narrative.html

Sun Bear

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/helarctos/h._malayanus$narrative.html

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BOOKS

Arnosky, Jim. Every Autumn Comes the Bear. New York, NY: Paper Star, 1996, c1993. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C27 A76 1996.

Betz, Dieter. The Bear Family. New York: Tambourine Books, 1992. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C27 B45513 1992.

Biel, Timothy L. Polar Bears. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 1991. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C27 B46 1991.

Bour, Laura. El Oso. Madrid: SM Saber, 1992, c1991. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C27 B6818 1991.

Brenner, Barbara. Two Orphan Cubs. New York: Walker, 1989. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C27 B73 1989.

Dabcovich, Lydia. Sleepy Bear. New York: Dutton, 1982. Biodiv Juv PZ7 .D12 Sl 1982.

Delaunois, Angèle. Nanook and Naoya, the Polar Bear Cubs. Victoria, BC, Canada; Custer, WA, USA: Orca Book Publishers, c1995. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C27 D4313 1995.

George, Jean Craighead. The Grizzly Bear with the Golden Ears. New York: Harper & Row, 1982. Biodiv Juv PZ10.3 .G316 Gr 1982.

Gilks, Helen. Bears. New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1993. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C27 G49 1993.

Greenaway, Theresa. Amazing Bears. New York: Knopf, 1992. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C27 G739 1992.

Hirschi, Ron. Where are My Bears? New York: Bantam Books, 1992. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C27 H56 1992.

Hoff, Syd. Grizzwold. New York: HarperCollins, 1984, c1963. Biodiv Juv PZ7 .H63 Gr 1984.

Julivert, Angels. The Fascinating World of Bears. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's, c1995. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C27 J8513 1995.

London, Jonathan. Honey Paw and Lightfoot. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1994. Biodiv Juv PZ10.3 .L8534 Ho 1994.

Lynch, Wayne. Bears, Bears, Bears. Willowdale, Ontario: Firefly Books, c1995. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C27 L9 1995.

Markert, Jenny. Polar Bears. [Mankato, MN]: Child's World, 1991. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C27 M34 1991.

Martin, Bill. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do You See? New York: Henry Holt and Co., c1983. Biodiv Juv PZ8.3 .M418 Br 1983b.

Matthews, Downs. Polar Bear Cubs. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C27 M355 1989.

Palmer, Sarah. Osos Polares. Vero Beach, FA: Rourke Enterprises, c1991. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C27 P3418 1991.

Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. The Way of the Grizzly. New York: Clarion Books, 1987. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C27 P363 1987.

Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Looking at Bears. New York: Holiday House, c1994. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C27 P362 1994.

Robinson, Sandra Chisholm. The Everywhere Bear. Niwot, CO: Roberts Rinehart, c1992. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C27 R62 1992.

Stone, Lynn M. Grizzlies. Vero Beach, FL: Rourke Enterprises, c1991. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C27 S728 1993.

Stone, Lynn M. Osos. Vero Beach, FL: Rourke Enterprises, c1991. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C27 S7618 1991.

Tracqui, Valerie. The Polar Bear, Master of the Ice. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, c1994. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C27 T7313 1994.

Wexo, John Bonnett. Bears. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 1989. Biodiv Juv QL737 .C27 W49 1989.

Young, Ruth. Golden Bear. New York, NY: Viking, 1992. Biodiv Juv PZ7 .Y877 Go 1992.

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October 2000 -- url updates June 2003