Bears: Polar Bears, Black Bears and Grizzly Bears

Kids Can Press Wildlife Series

by Deborah Hodge, Pat Stephens (Illustrator)

The eating habits of bears is one of 14 topics in this clearly written look at three North American bears --- grizzly bears, polar bears and black bears. In this fascinating book in the popular and informative Kids Can Press Wildlife Series you'll find out how and where bears live, how they give birth and raise their cubs, what they eat and much more.Did you know?• Bears eat so much in the fall that they don't need to eat during the winter.• All baby bears have blue eyes.• Polar bears are related to dogs.

Genres: Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Deborah Hodge is the award-winning author of 25 books for children. She specializes in writing engaging nonfiction for primary aged children. Her most recent title is Up We Grow! A Year in the Life of a Small, Local Farm, a book on sustainable farming and where our food comes from. Her other work includes, The Kids Book of Canada's Railway, winner of the Information Book Award of Canada, and Lily and the Mixed-up Letters, named an Outstanding Book for Young People with Disabilities. Deborah is a former primary teacher and curriculum writer for the BC Ministry of Education. She lives in Vancouver, Canada.

Reviews

[Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book. Introduced to this book by a student who wanted to share information about bears. I learned plenty about bears, their habitats, eating habits, and amazing sizes.

[Britt Guild · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great informational book for the preschool or kindergarten level where students are able to learn about the different types of bears and how they interact with their habitat. The book pages through the three types of North American bears: the black bear, grizzly bear, and polar bear. The book compares and contrasts the diet, habitat, and behavior of these three types of bears.

I read this book to my preschooler and she was very engaged in the informational story. She was able to connect the behavior of bears to dogs and I was very impressed with her ability to synthesize the two animals. I would include this book for the lower elementary levels during science and environmental learning. Students at the lower level continuously learn about habitat and this book does a good job in explaining this concept.

I would read this book aloud and give students the opportunity to predict what physical characteristics of a bear tell us about what bears eat and where bears live. My preschooler enjoyed the question/answer format and I think most students would enjoy reading and answering questions about this interesting animal. Learning about animals is an important and fascinating theme for any level. This book could be a part of a middle elementary grade classroom library.

I would use this book as a example to teach students how informational books are organized. I would use this book during a science lesson that focused on animals or the relationship between seasons and animals. How do the seasons impact animals such as the bear?

[Jeffrey W · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative.