Bears

This is the inspiring and charming true story of one of the Second World War's most unusual combatants - a 500-pound cigarettesmoking, beer-drinking brown bear. Originally adopted as a mascot by the Polish Army in Iran, Wojtek soon took on a more...

THE THRILLING NEW YORK TIMES #2 BESTSELLING NOVEL FROM C.J. BOX. Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett faces two different kinds of rampaging killers - one animal, one human - in this riveting adventure from award-winning author C.J. Box. A rogue grizzly...

Bears have long held a central place in our collective memory, from Greek mythology and Indigenous folklore to medieval fairytales and the modern toy shop. But as humans and bears come into ever-closer contact, our relationship nears a tipping point...

In this year's Rupert Annual, Rupert discovers a secret path, goes on a chilly adventure to meet King Frost, solves a mystery with the help of a clever parrot and much more! Enjoy a brand-new story...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780358299271Author Bryce AndrewsFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 193mm * 137mm *...

Discover what happens when two bears who are worlds apart embark on the journeys of a lifetime and find that sometimes differences are only skin-deep. A poignant and heart-warming story which teaches little learners about embracing differences,...

Discover what happens when two bears who are worlds apart embark on the journeys of a lifetime and find that sometimes differences are only skin-deep. A poignant and heart-warming story which teaches little learners about embracing differences,...

Alan Precup disappeared while backpacking in the Alaskan wilderness. Days later, searchers found his campsite. In the bushes about 150 feet away, they found Precup's bare skeleton, one intact hand, and both feet, still booted. In his camera were the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781771605656Author Bruce McLellanFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Rocky Mountain BooksPublisher Rocky Mountain Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780452287358Author Nick JansFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 255gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 133mm * 17mm

When Scottish Ladies Show-Jumping Champion Maggie Nimmo married British Commonwealth Wrestling Champion Andy Robin, she knew that her family would be unusual, for with Andy came a nine-month old grizzly bear...Hercules the Bear is a moving story in which...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781771604833Author Jeremy EvansFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Rocky Mountain BooksPublisher Rocky Mountain Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999643362Author Margot RaggettFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Remembering WildlifePublisher Remembering Wildlife

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681375854Author Nastassja MartinFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The New York Review of Books, IncPublisher The New York Review of Books, Inc

In this beautiful retelling of a folktale from Greenland, an unlikely friendship develops between a lonely old woman and a baby polar bear. With stunning artwork from Chris Corner, this book explores the moving relationship between human and animal as...

On the Alaska Peninsula, where exceptional landscapes are commonplace, a small river attracts attention far beyond its scale. Each year, from summer to early fall, brown bears and salmon gather at Brooks River to create one of North America's greatest...

An Epistemology of the Concrete brings together case studies and theoretical reflections on the history and epistemology of the life sciences by Hans-Joerg Rheinberger, one of the world's foremost philosophers of science. In these essays, he examines the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780771056987Author Sid MartyFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint McClelland & Stewart Inc.Publisher McClelland & Stewart Inc.Weight(grams)...

The polar bear, king of the Arctic, is one of the world's most recognizable animals. Images of the majestic beasts roaming across the ice cap, plunging into frigid waters, and playing with furry cubs have come to symbolize the beauty and grandeur of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781931832649Author Bob MurphyFormat PaperbackPage Count 111Imprint Riverbend PublishingPublisher Riverbend PublishingWeight(grams) 154g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781554554690Author Dave TaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Fitzhenry & WhitesidePublisher Fitzhenry & WhitesideWeight(grams) 998gDimensions(mm)...

The Yellowstone grizzly population has grown from an estimated 136 bears when first granted federal protection as a threatened species to as many as 1,000 grizzlies in a tri-state region today. No longer limited to remote wilderness areas, grizzlies now...

This nature book explores the Giant Pandas of China and profiles the history and conservation of these magnificent animals. Giant Pandas, beloved for their beauty and rarity, are found only in China, and have come to be regarded as something of a...

Polar bears are truly majestic animals: the largest land-dwelling carnivore on earth, they can measure up to 3 metres in length, and weigh up to 700 kilograms. They are also iconic in other ways - a symbol of the climate change debate, with their...

Humans and grizzly bears have been coming into contact in Yellowstone National Park ever since it was founded in 1872. Most of these encounters have ended peacefully, but many have not. In order to most accurately tell the stories of those involved in...

In the tradition of Douglas Chadwick's best-selling adventure memoir, The Wolverine Way, Tracking Gobi Grizzlies creates a portrait of these rarest of bears' fight for survival in one of the toughest, most remote settings on Earth. He demonstrates why...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345426055Author Timothy TreadwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 199Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 227g

When a 19-year old female polar bear named Barle is rescued from the inhumane conditions of a circus in the Caribbean and flown to safety in Detroit, zookeeper Else Poulsen -- renowned throughout the world for her work rehabilitating bears who have been...

An unprecedented visual and scientific journey into the secret world of bears.In Bears of the North, renowned wildlife photographer, naturalist, and bestselling author Wayne Lynch offers us a work of scintillating science and stunning beauty. Following...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570983931Author David RockwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Roberts Rinehart PublishersPublisher Roberts Rinehart PublishersWeight(grams)...

Prime Arctic predator and nomad of the sea ice and tundra, the polar bear endures as a source of wonder, terror, and fascination. Humans have seen it as spirit guide and fanged enemy, as trade good and moral metaphor, as food source and symbol of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780980687132Author Sarah R PyeFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Estralita PublishingPublisher Estralita PublishingWeight(grams) 127g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805045437Author Doug PeacockFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Holt McDougalPublisher Holt McDougalWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 137mm *...

Sloth Bear: The Barefoot Bear of Sri Lanka synthesises the author's body of research and experiences while working on the subspecies of sloth bear in Sri Lanka. Accompanied by beautiful photographs, the book provides readers with access to scientific...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623171636Author Wolf D. StorlFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.

Winner of the 2023 New Mexico-Arizona Book AwardReading the West Longlist for Nonfiction No animal shakes the human consciousness quite like a bear, and few compare to the giant short-faced bears that stalked North America during the Pleistocene. Even...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781927330319Author Kevin Van Van TighemFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Rocky Mountain Books,CanadaPublisher Rocky Mountain Books,CanadaWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781901268508Author Chris WestonFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Evans Mitchell BooksPublisher Evans Mitchell Books

Large carnivores include iconic species such as bears, wolves and big cats. Their habitats are increasingly being shared with humans, and there is a growing number of examples of human-carnivore coexistence as well as conflict. Next to population...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307454645Author Richard EllisFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 397g