See
bibliography for Florida books and
Magazines
Anderson, T. et al. 1992.
Black Bear: Seasons in the Wild, Voyageur Press, Stillwater,
MN.
Bauer, E. A. 1985.
Bears in Their World, Outdoor
Life Books, New York, NY.
Bauer, E. A. 1996. Bears: Behavior, Ecology,
and Conservation, Voyageur Press, Stillwater, MN.
Burk, D. 1979.
The Black Bear in Modern North America,
Amwell Press, Clinton, NJ.
Cox, D. J. 1990.
Black Bear, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA.
DeBruyn, T. D. 1999. Walking with Bears:
One man's Relationship with Three Generations of Wild Bears, Globe Pequot
Press
Domico, T. and Newman, M. 1988. Bears of the World, Facts on File, New York, NY.
East, B. 1977.
Bears, Crown Publishers,
Inc., New York, NY.
Grossman, J., and Alt, G. L.
1990. Learning to
Live with Bears, National Wildlife, 28(3):4.
Jenkins, K. L. 1995.
Black Bear Reflections, ICS Books, Merrillville, IN.
Hoagland, E. 1976.
Red Wolves and Black Bears,
Random House, New York, NY.
Matson, J. R. 1967.
The Adaptable Black Bear,
Dorrance, Philadelphia, PA.
Shepard, P. and Sanders, B. 1985. The Sacred Paw, Viking Press, New York, NY.
Stirling, I., Knight, F., and Kirshner, D. (Eds.)
1993. Bears, Fog City Press,
San Francisco, CA.
Stirling, I., Knight, F., and Kirshner, D. (Eds.)
1993. Bears: Majestic Creatures
of the Wild, Rodale Press,
Emmaus, PA.
These fiction and non-fiction picture books and chapter
books contain realistic interpretations of black bear life histories,
experiences and behaviors.
Ahlstrom, M. 1985.
The Black Bear, Crestwood House, Mankato, MN.
Alborough, J. 1995.
It's The Bear, Candlewick Press, Boston, MA.
Bailey, B. 1975.
Wonders of the World of Bears, Dodd, Mead, New York, NY.
Brenner, B. and Garelick, M. 1989. Two Orphan Cubs, Walker, New York, NY.
Bullaty, S. and Lomeo, A. 1983. The Baby Bears, Golden Press, New York, NY.
Charman A. 1989.
The Book of Bears, Gallery Books, New York, NY.
Crewe, S. and Morton, R. 1997. The Bear, Raintree Steck-Vaughn, Austin, TX.
Eberle, I. 1966.
Bears Live Here, Doubleday, New York, NY.
Fair, J. 1991.
Black Bears: Black Bear Magic for Kids, Gareth Stevens Children's
Books, Milwaukee, WI.
Ford, B. 1981.
Black Bear: The Spirit of the Wilderness, Houghton Mifflin, Boston,
MA.
Freschet, B. 1977.
Little Black Bear Goes for a Walk, Scribner, New York, NY.
Freschet, B. 1981.
Black Bear Baby, Putnam, New York, NY.
George, J. C. 1967.
The Moon of the Bears, Thomas Y. Crowell, New York, NY.
Helmer, D. S. 1997.
Black Bears, The Rosen Publishing Groups' Power Kids Press, New
York, NY.
Karpfinger, B. et al. 1992.
The Wonder of Black Bears, Gareth Stevens Publishing, Milwaukee,
WI.
Kratt, M. and Kratt, C. 1997. Kratt's Creatures: Where're the Bears?, Scholastic, New York,
NY.
Laycock, G. 1967.
Big Nick: The Story of a Remarkable Black Bear, Norton, New York,
NY.
Liers, E. 1962.
A Black Bear's Story, Viking, New York, NY.
McCloskey, R. 1948.
Blueberries for Sal, Viking Penguin, New York, NY.
McClung, R. M. 1956.
Major, The Story of a Black Bear, W. Morrow, New York, NY.
Murphy, J. and Greene, J. 1993. Backyard Bear, Scholastic, Inc., New York, NY.
Pfeffer, P. 1985.
Bears, Big and Little, Young Discovery Library, New York, NY.
Pringle, L. 1989.
Bearman: Exploring the World of Black Bears, Scribner, New York,
NY.
Robinson, F. and Losa, A. 1992. Real Bears and Alligators, Children's Press, Chicago, IL.
Stirling, I. 1992.
Bears, Sierra Club Wildlife Library, San Francisco, CA.
Van Wormer, J. 1974.
The Black Bear Book, Caxton Printers, Caldwell, ID.
Ward, L. 1952.
The Biggest Bear, Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA.
Whitehead, R. 1966.
The First Book of Bears, Franklin Watts, New York, NY.
The Imperiled Bears of Florida. 1995. Multi-media display (8' x 8') available free to libraries,
museums and nature centers throughout Florida.
Contact Christine Small (863) 467-6343 OR Laurie Macdonald
(727) 821-9585, Field Coordinators for the Habitat for Bears
Campaign.
Understanding Human/Bear Conflicts in Florida.
2002. 7:15 minute video. Distributed by Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission using this order
form.
Bears: Kings of the Wild.
1991. 23 minute video.
Distributed by Britannica, Chicago, IL.
On
the Trail of Pennsylvania's Black Bears. 1991. 100 minute
video. Distributed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Sleeping
Bears. 1986. 8 minute
video. Distributed by Bull
Frog Films, Inc., Oley, PA.
Staying
Safe in Bear Country. 2001. 47 minute video; also
available on DVD. A project
of the Safety in Bear Country Society in co-operation with The International
Association for Bear Research and Management (IBA). To order the video,
print and mail an IBA
order form or call the distributor at 800-667-1500.
