BOOKS

Educational Books for Kids 

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  • 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. 
    Can be purchased online from the North American Bear Center online store at: https://bear.org/shop/ 

  • Bears National Geographic Readers (2016) by National Geographic Kids 

  • Bears: Amazing Pictures & Fun Facts on Animals in Nature (Our Amazing World) (2016) by Kay DeSilva 

  • Bears: Childrens Book About Bears - Learn about Bear Behaviour (2017) by Terry Mason 

  • Wild About Bears (2014) by Jeannie Brett, buy online

  • Bearman: Exploring the World of Black Bears (1989) by Laurence Pringle 

Educational Books for Adults 

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  • Wild Guide: Bears (2005) by Charles Fergus 

  • Grizzly Heart (2002) by Charles Russell and Maureen Enns 

  • Bears of the World (2000) by Lance Craighead 

  • Bears without Fear (2013) by Kevin Van Tighem 

  • In the Company of Bears: What Black Bears Have Taught Me about Intelligence and Intuition (2014), buy online

  • by Benjamin Kilham and Temple Grandin 

  • Great Bear Almanac (1996) by Gary Brown, buy online

  • Bear: Spirit of the Wild (2013) by Paul Nicklen 

  • Talking with Bears: Conversations with Charlie Russell (2020) by G.A. Bradshaw 

  • Summers with the Bears (1999) by Jack Becklund. 

  • 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 

  • Discovering Black Bears (2007) by Margaret Anderson, Nancy Field, and Karen Stephenson. 

  • Black Bears Bears of the World by (2010) byJoyce Jeffries 

  • Spirit Bear: Encounters with the White Bear of the Western Rainforest (1994) by Charles Russell 

  • Beauty Within the Beast (2002) by Stephen Stringham. 

  • Bear-viewing in Alaska (2007) by Stephen Stringham. 

  • Alaska Magnum Bear Safety Manual (2008) by Stephen Stringham. 

  • When Bears Whisper, Do You Listen: Negotiating Close Encounters With Wild Bruins (2009) by Stephen Stringham. 

Out-of-print books well 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. 

  • 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. 

  • Bears: Behavior-Ecology-Conservation (1997) by Erwin and Peggy Bauer gives solid information on the three North American species. 

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Books by Sylvia Dolson 

Sylvia Dolson is a leading expert on living with bears in residential communities; she has been instrumental in bringing forward more progressive, bear-friendly management policies in British Columbia, Canada. She was the key catalyst and contributor for Whistler's Black Bear Management Plan. Ms Dolson was the executive director of the Get Bear Smart Society and also a member of the International Association for Bear Research and Management. She has authored many reference materials for educational purposes, maintains an extensive website, and writes a regular newspaper column.