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Smithsonian Wild Heritage Collection
Black Bear Cub
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July 17, 2020
I love this book! Mine came in a gift set including a realistic looking stuffed toy. I bought the gift set at the Dingmans Falls Visitor Center in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in the Pocono Mountains, home to many black bears. It's an adorable set and very informative, too!
September 20, 2014
I've really been loving the Smithsonian Wild Heritage book series ever since randomly stumbling upon Black Bear Cub at Half Price Books a few weeks ago. These are not your typical tales of anthropomorphic animals getting into silly situations. The illustrations are wonderful and the stories hold my daughter's interest all while teaching her (and me!) a thing or two about animals that live in the United States. I can't wait to collect all the books in the series.
February 14, 2010
Great book to read to students to explain the life of bears. It explains hibernation and how Mother Bear provides and protects her cubs.
April 23, 2021
This book can be used in different ways. One, this book can be used as an introduction to bears and hibernation. It allows for students who may have an interest in bears, to learn more about them through an enjoyable book. However, students can also make connections with the text when the they see the bear being a motherly influence on her cubs. Teaching them how to do things in order to survive. Through this, students may be able to make connections to a parent, guardian, family member or even teacher that has taken them under their wing and taught them important ways in life.
January 16, 2019
In this quiet story, a mother bear rears two cubs and teaches them how to climb, find food, and keep themselves safe. I didn't really care for many of the illustrations of the bears in this book; they often had awkward postures and expressions and I got the feeling the artist is more comfortable and accomplished at painting landscapes and plant life than bears.
February 17, 2023
Bears eating bees !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 6, 2015
I never knew mother black bears were so motherly. This story tells us how baby bears grow up under the watchful eye of their mother. It also talks about how hungry they are after hibernation and will eat almost anything. This is a very educational book with wonderful nature illustrations and a good story line.
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September 4, 2010great books to discuss about hibernation and animals. The book follows the life of a bear family.
July 26, 2011
Black Bear Cub
Lind, Alan
a cute true story about a bear cub
Lind, Alan
a cute true story about a bear cub
May 21, 2012
3.5 stars. . . We used this to supplement our forest habitat.
June 30, 2012
Sweet children's book that gives a lot of detail about a mother bear and her two cubs. My boys really enjoyed this story.
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