Bears: A Year in the Life
Author-photographer Breiter offers a thoughtful look at three species of bears by following their lives through each month of the year. After an introduction on the basics of bear biology, the author begins the ursine year in February as new cubs are born to mothers in hibernation. March sees the emergence of young cubs with their mothers, while the following spring and summer months provide the time the cubs need to grow, learn to find food, and discover how to act around other bears. The fall months are time for breeding and fattening up for hibernation, while winter finds the bears fast asleep. Breiter works a tremendous amount of natural history into this calendar approach, and his photo illustrations are both apt and beautiful.Nancy BentCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved