Book
A bear's life
Record details
- ISBN: 9781459812703
- ISBN: 1459812700
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Physical Description:
print
regular print
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm - Publisher: Victoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2017.
- Copyright: ©2017.
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| Subject: | Bears -- British Columbia -- Great Bear Rainforest -- Juvenile literature Rain forest ecology -- British Columbia -- Juvenile literature Great Bear Rainforest (B.C.) -- Juvenile literature |
Available copies
- 13 of 16 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 16 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Rupert Library | J 599.78 McAl (Text) | 33294002011286 | Juvenile Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2017 July #1
A year in the life of a bear is an exciting one. Spring in the Great Bear Rainforest sees mother bears raising their cubs, teaching them how to eat, hunt, and stay safe. In summer, these water-loving animals swim and hunt barnacles; in fall, they fish for salmon, building up fat stores so they can make it through a long winter of hibernation. Extensively photo illustrated by McAllister, images range from stunning landscape portraits (a grizzly silhouetted against white-capped mountains) to impressive action shots (a bear snatching a salmon out of the river) to playful photos of a cub lounging in the grass. A particularly interesting segment deals with the legendary spirit bear, a black bear born with white fur. The book could have been better designedâa map would have been useful for students interested in more information about the Great Bear Rainforest, and labels for the photographs would help those trying to distinguish between black bears and grizzliesâbut the obvious draw here is the photographs, and for browsers, this stuns. Copyright 2017 Booklist Reviews. - Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2018 Fall
Striking photographs of the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia feature majestic landscapes and form a backdrop for Life's fact-based, year-in-the-life narrative following grizzly, black, and spirit bears. In Garden, equally dazzling up-close photographs under nearby Great Bear Sea accompany the pertinent text explaining why seals, otters, and sea lions take shelter in rocky seal gardens during storms. [Review covers these titles: A Bear's Life and The Seal Garden.] Copyright 2018 Horn Book Guide Reviews. - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2017 June #2
A nature photographer shares his images of young bearhood in the Great Bear Rainforest. Appropriately, McAllister's name comes first on the cover and title page. The heart of this album is his photography: two beautiful landscapes showing the pristine Great Bear Rainforest bookend many, many close-ups of bears. There are grizzly bears, black bears, and the one-in-10 black bear with white fur that is called a spirit bear. Aimed at young readers and listeners, the simple text focuses on the lives of bear cubs and their parents, finding foodâplant shoots and berries, barnacles and other seashore treats, salmonânapping, exploring, and playing. Most spreads include a full-page photo (or one crossing the fold) and one or two smaller ones plus a paragraph or two. There's no attempt to explain the location of this pristine coastal wilderness in British Columbia, which the author and photographer have described in such books for older readers as The Salmon Bears (2010) and other titles. There is, though, a nod to the indigenous human inhabitants with a summary of the Raven tale explaining the existence of the white bears. There's also an intriguing description of bear fishing styles: grabbing, scooping, pinning, crushing. An appropriate companion to Wolf Island (2017) to nourish the sense of wonder. (Informational picture book. 5-8) Copyright Kirkus 2017 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2017 July #2
This well-designed companion to
Copyright 2017 Publisher Weekly.Wolf Island features Read's exquisite photographs of black bears, grizzlies, and rare spirit bearsâblack bears born with white furâas they eat, sleep, travel, and play over the course of a year in British Columbia's verdant Great Bear Rainforest. Amid photos that showcase various adult bears, as well as cubs with their mothers, McAllister vividly describes ursine behaviors and the ecology of their habitat: "The Great Bear Rainforest's long, jagged coastline has many rivers and streams. Bears get some of their food from these streams, especially in the fall when the salmon return." It's a captivating and intimately photographed look at the lives of wild bears. Ages 5â8.(Aug.) - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2017 July
K-Gr 3âRead examines the life cycle of a number of bear species that call the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia home. McAllister's stunning photographs reveal the beauty and magnificence of the area; young readers will be drawn to the full-page photos. The book imparts basic facts about bear habitat, diet, and family life. Read emphasizes how much time it takes for cubs to learn survival skills from their mom and the importance of a balanced ecosystem. An eagle, a wolf, and a deer make guest appearances. McAllister's close-up images of the creatures and the forest radiate with energy and atmosphere, in large part because of the clean layout, which lets them shine. Occasionally the information could be a bit more specific; for example, the text references the "spirit bear" but doesn't mention its many other names (Kermode bear or moskgm'ol).
Copyright 2017 School Library Journal.VERDICT A title sure to be enjoyed over and over again. An easy pick for nonfiction animal collections.âDenise Moore, formerly at O'Gorman Junior High School, Sioux Falls, SD
