Let's Explore: Black Bear & Brown Bear

These animals are bear-y interesting!

Let's take a second look at the North American Black Bear and the Brown Bear. Click on the blue highlighted text for additional information. 

Did you know there are 8 different species of bears! Take a look at some of the "Bear" Facts.

The North American Black Bear is a medium sized bear that has sharp claws for climbing. 

Brown bears are usually larger, have a more noticeable shoulder hump, have shorter fuzzier ears, and have longer, straighter claws. Grizzly Bears are a type of Brown Bear.

We have many books about black bears and brown bears at the library. Come in and browse our shelves or select some for curbside pickup with your EGVPL card.

Click on the images to access these ebooks in the Bears of the World series. Use your EGVPL card to download these ebooks and more from Hoopla Digital.

Watch the Black Bears at the Houston Zoo and the Brown Bears at the Central Park Zoo exploring their surroundings.

The Grizzly Bears at the Saint Louis Zoo sure look like they're having fun!

Speaking of fun, click on the book image to check out Weston Woods' animated movie of the book, "Bear Snores On", written by Karma Wilson and illustrated by Jane Chapman,

and Weston Woods animated movie of the book, "I Want My Hat Back", written and illustrated by Jon Klassen. Both are available on Hoopla Digital with your EGVPL card.

There is also an adorable Little Angel Theatre puppet performance of the book, "I Want My Hat Back". It is available to view until September 1st.

Since you can never have too many, click on the book image to view the ebook, "More Bears", written by Kenn Nesbitt and illustrated by Troy Cummings. It is available on Hoopla Digital with your EGVPL card.

Feeling like a craft? Click on the image to try this easy bear craft (with printable template).

or click on the bear image for a variety of printable Bear Coloring Pages.

We hope you had a bear-y good time with bears today!

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