- ISBN: 9780871564412 | 0871564416
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 4/1/1995
This up-to-date volume includes comparisons and descriptions of all eight bear species, including historical facts, behavior, habits and physical traits. "Stirling's love and respect for . . . bears are conveyed as he engagingly narrates sketches of them raising and teaching their young, playing, and hunting".--School Library Journal. Full color. IRA Teachers' Choice. NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children.