Review: Welcome to Bear Country
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 9, 2014
Emma Child one again invites us into the land of animals for entertaining and very information instruction about the animal kingdom, and as usual she writes with great skill and provides succinct facts and glorious photographs of her subject matter - this journey is with BEARS.She opens with Bear Basics - descriptions of the similar features of this group: body size, legs, noses, thick hair, paw/claw similarities, the fact they are diurnal (though some hunt at night, too!), where they live (North America, Asia, Europe, and the Arctic), and their shared sense of keen olfactory abilities. She discusses the attacking forces of bears, their hibernation tendencies, and the way they propagate and care for their families. Wonderful photographs highlight the different families of bears - the American black bear, the Moon bears of Asia, Panda bears, the several forms of Grizzly bears, the Kodiak (like the polar bear, the largest Grizzly on earth), the Honey bear, of Malaya, Polar bears, the Sloth bear of India, and Spectacled bears of South America. And with a list of facts we all should know about the bear family Emma Child brings her fascinating book to an end.One of the consistent glories of Emma Child's books on animals is her ability to write so that children will enjoy the script while not neglecting to be as thoroughly informative as possible. This is another book to add to you collection of books for children - and interested adults! Grady Harp, April 14