Grizzly Bears
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (521 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 082341793X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Her website is gailgibbons . According to "The Washington Post", "Gail Gibbons has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator." She lives in Vermont. Gail Gibbons has published close to fifty distinguished nonfiction titles with Holiday House
Additional information is provided in insets and in the captions. The author finishes with a discussion about current efforts to protect these animals from extinction. The mostly full-page watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations amplify the information presented in the text and provide colorful glimpses of the creatures' woodland habitat. Readers learn about where grizzlies once roamed and now live, their size and amazing speed, various physical features that enable their survival, what and how much they eat, and their seasonal habits and life cycle. All rights reserved. Simple range maps and labeled diagrams complete the
Grizzly bears have no enemies but humans. Here are fascinating facts about their habits, biology, and important place in their ecosystem.
"Five Stars" according to csdteacher. Very useful read-aloud and supplement for learning about animals!. K. Roman said Grizzly Bears. Shows the habitat, characteristics, and range of grizzly bears. Majority of book covers a two year life cycle of a sow and her cubs. Includes some really nicely detailed illustrations. A few extra bear facts are presented at the end of the book. Karen Woodworth-Roman, Children's Science Book Review. Nice illustrations; false information Mediocre child's book about grizzly bears provides basic information about anatomy and the life cycle of the sow and her cubs. Presents evolutionary theory as both a belief and a fact on the second page. "Many scientist believe the bear familyevolved from the dog family about 20 million years ago. Around 3 million years ago they began to look like the bears we know today."The author also indicates that the sow and her cubs hibernate. Contrary to popular belief (due to elementary teaching in public schools), bears do not hibernate. They go through a period called dormancy, which differs from hibernation in many ways. Childre