Brown Bears

by Melissa Gish

Describes the physical characteristics and habits of the large bears that thrive on the southern coast of Alaska.

24 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Melissa Gish is Associate Professor of English at Glenville State College, in West Virginia. She is the author of more than 100 juvenile educational books on such topics as biography, folklore, science, natural history, and wildlife.

Reviews

[Erin F · Rating 5 out of 5]

I know so many facts about bears now.

[Cristie of Crops and Craps and Things Long Since Past · Rating 3 out of 5]

This informational nonfiction book will give kids the straight facts about brown bears. Including truths about their origin, survival habits, and natural disposition, Gish provides a lot of knowledge about this subject.

Bears can be extremely violent creatures. Some of the horrible incidents of human interaction with bears are included in brief detail.

I enjoyed learning more about bears. It's also been fun to share the knowledge I've gained with my older brother who is extremely biased against bears!

[Mario · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is amazing!

[Annette · Rating 4 out of 5]

My lad liked this book. It taught him a bit more about bears, even though it wasn't about the black bears we saw this summer. He was saddened to learn that they aren't known to live around here.

This book was filled with excellent images of brown bears: Syrian, Eurasian, Kamchatka, Ussuri and Grizzly from around the world. We learned the origin of them, some places where they are pictured, and a variety of interesting facts about them such as scientists thinking they hibernate because they can smell the changes in the air. We viewed images of bears painted in caves long ago, Ursa Major and scientists at work learning more about them. When he saw the picture of the bear with his head in the campers tent he just laughed.