Ruth Berman - Lets Look at Brown Bears

Let's Look at
Brown
Bears

Ruth Berman

Copyright 2010 by Ruth Berman
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Berman, Ruth.
Lets look at brown bears / by Ruth Berman.
p. cm. (Lightning bolt booksTM Animal close-ups)
Includes index.
ISBN 9780761338901 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
1. Brown bearJuvenile literature. I. Title.
QL737.C27B4532 2010
599.784dc22 2008051855
Manufactured in the United States of America
1 2 3 4 5 6 BP 15 14 13 12 11 10

Contents

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Brown Bear
Range Map

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Parts of a Brown
Bears Body

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Brown

Bears

These are brown bear tracks.
How many toe marks can
you count?

This is an Alaskan brown bear.
Alaskan brown bears live near
water.

Rivers make good
wading spots for
Alaskan brown bears.

They have small ears, small
eyes, and a big, long nose.

Bears can stand up on their
hind legs. This mother bear
stands to smell the air for
food and for enemies.

Bear

Cubs

Mother bears usually have
twins or triplets. Baby bears
are called cubs.

Twins are
common in
bear families.

Cubs stay with their mother
for one to three years.

Eating

Habits

Brown bears are omnivores.
Do you know what an
omnivore is?

This brown bear is
eating grass.

An omnivore is an animal that
eats both plants and animals.
Are you an omnivore?

Brown
bears also
eat fish.

Most furry animals walk on
their toes. Bears walk with
their feet flat on the ground.

This bear is walking on a trail.
The trail ends at a river. Brown
bears look for fish in rivers.

Look! These bears are
fighting over a good fishing
spot.

The bigger bear wins. It is
about to catch a salmon!

Bears sometimes catch
salmon as they jump out
of the water.

It is fishing for salmon
under the water.

This bear is pouncing on
a salmon.

Bears move
quickly to catch
salmon.

This small bear is trying to
sneak some food!

Alaskan brown bears
also eat clams.

Bears have to dig for clams.

This bear has
found a clam
to eat.

Getting Ready

for Winter

Alaskan brown bears get ready
for winter by eating a lot.
Eating a lot makes them fat.

Why do bears need to get
fat? Fat keeps them warm
and healthy during the winter.

This bear stays
warm on the
coldest days.

Brown bears stay in dens for
most of the winter. A brown
bear is hibernating in this cozy
den. When bears hibernate,
they are in a deep sleep.