Bears (Polar)

Wild About Bears Game!

Posted by on Mar 24, 2015 in Bears (Asiatic), Bears (Black), Bears (Brown), Bears (Grizzly), Bears (Panda), Bears (Polar), Bears (Spectacled), Bears (Sun), Educators & Librarians, Wild About Bears | 0 comments

Wild About Bears Game!

Let’s face it, I am wild about bears.  Since the release of Wild About Bears (Charlesbridge Publishing), educators and librarians have been sharing the wonderful ways they use the book to compare and contrast bear species. To give you and the brilliant children you teach a hands-on tool to think about the species’ similarities and differences, I have designed a simple single-player game. The game allows players to decide what traits make each bear species different and what traits are the same throughout the Bear Family (Urisdae or Modern Bear). View & Download the Game...

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Polar Bear Adaptation

Posted by on Feb 16, 2014 in Bears (Polar) | Comments Off on Polar Bear Adaptation

Polar Bear Adaptation

After spending so many years researching, writing, and illustrating Wild About Bears, I marvel at the ability of Polar bears to adapt and am deeply sorrowful for their need to. I recommend the article, “The Arctic’s Omnivore’s Dilemma” from Audubon Magazine.  Read it here.      

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Polar Bear

Posted by on Dec 14, 2013 in Bears (Polar) | Comments Off on Polar Bear

Polar Bear

Illustration from Wild About Bears by Jeannie Brett (Charlesbridge Publishing).

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