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Bear, one of the five titles in the Creatures of theWild series, focuses on what may be North America's most awe-inspiringanimals.Recognized for their incredible strength and surprisingagility, these enormous creatures have played a powerful role in thebeliefs of many Native American cultures, shaping countless myths,legends, and folk tales throughout the ages.

While the majority of the world's bear population exists in Canada andthe Alaskan frontier, Bear uses well-researched text andbeautiful full-color photos to examine the vast territory theseincredible creatures roam, from the Arctic ice pack to the highchaparral of northern Mexico. ... Read more

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Photographs and simple text introduce the behavior and habitat of grizzly bears, and a list of resources provides organizations, books, and websites which deal with helping to protect these fierce mammals. ... Read more

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A mother polar bear gives birth to two cubs under the frozen tundra and cares for them until the next winter, teaching them to survive on their own. ... Read more

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20 stories of man's encounters with bears from the time of Lewis & Clark Expedition to present ... Read more

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Solid Gold Grizzard
Lewis Grizzard is to southern humor what Elvis is to rock n roll, a legend that will live in our hearts forever. "Down Home Grizzard" is an excellent read as well as a beautiful memory to the late king of southern humor. The man is just plain funny. ... Read more

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Follows each development in the drama that brought a rare blue bear to the San Diego Zoo. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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The Inuit say the white bear they call Nanuk is the ever-wandering one, inhabiting the territory the ancient Greeks called "country of the great bear" the Arctic. Captivating photos bring you into the lives of these magnificent bears of the sea ... Read more