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CRRL Picks: Bears of the Americas

Here are nonfiction titles for various ages about bears that can be found throughout the Americas.

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  • Backcountry Bear Basics

    the Definitive Guide to Avoiding Unpleasant Encounters

    Smith, Dave, 1950-
    From the adult collection.
    Book, 2006Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books, [2006], ©2006. — 599.78 Sm
  • Backyard Bears

    Conservation, Habitat Changes, and the Rise of Urban Wildlife

    Cherrix, Amy E.
    From the children's collection.
    Book, 2018Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018. — 599.785 Ch
  • The Bear Almanac

    a Comprehensive Guide to the Bears of the World

    Brown, Gary
    From the adult collection.
    Book, 2009Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, [2009], ©2009. — 599.78 Br
  • Bear Aware

    Hiking and Camping in Bear Country

    From the adult collection.
    eBook, 1996Helena, Mont. : Falcon Press, [1996], ©1996. — Click on URL
  • This book focuses on an entire year in the lives of the three bear species found in North America -- the brown bear, the black bear and the polar bear. From the adult collection.
    Book, 2009Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books, 2009, ©2005. — 599.78097 Br
  • From the children's collection.
    Book, 1994Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 1994. — 599.744 Wa
  • From the adult collection.
    Book, 2006Markham, Ont. : Brighton, Mass. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside, [2006], ©2006. — 599.785 Ta
  • Down From the Mountain

    the Life and Death of a Grizzly Bear

    Andrews, Bryce
    From the adult collection. Also available in print.
    Downloadable Audiobook, 2019[S.l.] : HighBridge Audio, 2019. — 5.9978 An
  • From the children's collection.
    Book, 2007New York, NY : Crabtree Pub. Co., [2007], ©2007. — 599.78 Ka
  • Finding Winnie

    the True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear

    Mattick, Lindsay
    The story of the real bear who inspired A.A.Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh tales.
    Book, 2015New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2015. — 599.785 Ma
  • From the adult collection.
    Book, 2016[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, 2016. — 5.9978 Gr
  • From the children's collection.
    Book, 2003New York : Holiday House, [2003], ©2003. — 599.784 Gi
  • "In this mesmerizing documentary film, acclaimed director Werner Herzog explores the life and death of amateur grizzly bear expert and wildlife preservationist Timothy Treadwell, who lived unarmed among grizzlies for 13 summers." From the adult…
    Streaming Video, 2005Lionsgate, 2005.
  • From the children's collection.
    Book, 2019Winnipeg, Manitoba : HighWater Press, [2019] — 599.784 Hu
  • From the children's collection.
    Book, 2010Minneapolis, MN : Lerner Publications Co., [2010], ©2010. — 599.784 Be
  • A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear

    the Utopian Plot to Liberate An American Town (and Some Bears)

    Hongoltz-Hetling, Matthew
    From the adult collection.
    Book, 2020New York, NY : PublicAffairs, Hachette Book Group, 2020. — 974.2 Ho
  • From the adult collection.
    Streaming Video, 2016[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2016.
  • From the children's collection.
    Book, 2001New York : Holiday House, [2001], ©2001. — 599.786 Gi
  • From the children's collection.
    Book, 2004Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [2004], ©2004. — 599.786 Ma
  • Sea Bear

    a Journey for Survival

    Moore, Lindsay, 1983-
    From the children's collection.
    Book, 2019New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2019. — 599.786 Mo