Home  Bear Pages Best Bear Books
Two books were produced in cooperation with the North American Bear Center and are particularly error free. Both are available in our online store.
Bears For Kids (2007) by Jeff Fair was updated and republished in
2007 and is perhaps the most authoritative children's book on
black bears. Photos and text emphasize northeastern Minnesota.
Discovering Black Bears (2007) by Margaret Anderson, Nancy Field,
and Karen Stephenson.
Books currently in print:
Wild Guide: Bears (2005) by Charles Fergus.
Grizzly Heart (2002) by Charles Russell and Maureen Enns.
Bears of the World (2000) by Lance Craighead
Summers with the Bears (1999) by Jack Becklund.
Bear-viewing in Alaska (2007) by Stephen Stringham
The Wishing Bear (2006) by Jennifer Dziekan (includes a list of bear
facts from the North American Bear Center).
Grizzly Seasons: Life with the Brown Bears of Kamchatka (2003) by
Charlie Russell and Maureen Enns
Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance (1985) by Stephen
Herrero.
Polar Bears (1988) by Ian Stirling.
Spirit Bear: Encounters with the White Bear of the Western
Rainforest (1994) by Charles Russell.
Out-of-print books worth searching for:
Great American Bear (1990) by Jeff Fair. The most in-depth
treatment of black bears. Special focus on Minnesota. Photos by
Lynn Rogers show a wide range of behaviors.
Bears: Monarchs of the Northern Wilderness (1993) by Dr. Wayne
Lynch is a good reference on all 3 North American Bears. It
includes a scientific reference to support each substantive
statement, allowing readers to go to the source. Great bibliography,
index, photos.
Walking with Bears (1999) by biologist Terry DeBruyn presents
detailed, close-up observations of Michigan black bears.
Bears: Majestic Creatures of the Wild (1993). Written by a panel of
experts, this is a good reference on all 8 species of bears worldwide
plus extinct species.
Bearman: Exploring the World of Black Bears (1989) by Laurence
Pringle. Winner of the John Burroughs Award. This book for
young readers summarizes biologist Lynn Rogers' early research
findings about black bears around Ely.
Bears: Behavior-Ecology-Conservation (1997) by Erwin and Peggy
Bauer gives solid information on the three North American species.
Great Bear Almanac (1993) by Gary Brown, former superintendent
of Yellowstone National Park, includes unique lists of bear facts.
Polar Bears: Living with the White Bear (1996) by Russian biologist
Nikita Ovsyanikov presents observations he made while walking
among polar bears on Wrangel Island armed only with a stick.
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