When you look at a brown bear cub, do you see a future bouncer or expert fisher? If not, you should. The little cubs in this book share about their dreams for adulthood!
Follow two Alaskan cubs through their first year--and learn what it takes for a cub to become a bear--in this engaging picture book written by a noted zoologist. Through a carpet of pine needles and a small hill of moss, twigs, and soil, three shiny black noses push up into the crisp air. Spring has arrived in Alaska, and after spending many months hibernating, a brown bear is waking up. She was alone when she fell asleep at the start of winter, but now she is climbing out of her den with a pair of cubs to protect and nurture. As they grow, she will have to teach them how to survive in the wilderness, from climbing trees to foraging berries and nuts to snatching salmon out of the river. Despite their sharp teeth and long claws, grizzly bears' lives aren't so simple, and one day these young bears will be on their own. The lyrical text is beautifully illustrated and threaded through with fascinating facts, while an author's note at the end offers more about brown bears for curious readers.
With its unique focus on birth to adulthood, and stunning photographs taken on location, the Eye on the Wild series is a brilliant introduction to animals in the wild. Two baby brown bears are born in the mountains of Alaska. Follow them from birth to adulthood, photographed close-up in the wild by award-winning photographer Suzi Eszterhas. . Watch them exploring with their mother, chasing and climbing. Then see them learning to catch fish and hunt for clams. At last they are ready for their biggest adventure - starting families of their own. Includes conservation information and contact details.
Bear cubs are born in a den while their mother bear is in hibernation. Young students will learn how bear cubs hunt for berries and climb trees to escape danger.
"Four Brown Bear Cubs: Returning After Their Winter Sleep" is a small photo book by Bob Benda, author and photographer. Benda trails behind a female coast brown bear in Valdez, Alaska, and photographs her and her four young cubs as they feed on vegetation and explore after their second winter sleep.