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About The Book
Three starred reviews!
ALA Notable Book
NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book
Find out how bears eat, drink, sleep, hunt, and more throughout the year in this award-winning nonfiction picture book from the celebrated team of April Pulley Sayre and Caldecott Honor illustrator Steve Jenkins—now featuring updated end matter with even more illuminating info about these amazing creatures.
Can you eat like a bear? Awake in April. Find food. But where?
Follow a brown bear as she paws, claws, and munches her way through the months of the year, filling up for the long winter ahead, when—while hibernating—she’ll welcome two new cubs to her cozy den. With rhythmic, lyrical words by April Pulley Sayre and newly remastered collage illustrations by Steve Jenkins, this book illuminates the fascinating lives of grizzly bears.
ALA Notable Book
NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book
Find out how bears eat, drink, sleep, hunt, and more throughout the year in this award-winning nonfiction picture book from the celebrated team of April Pulley Sayre and Caldecott Honor illustrator Steve Jenkins—now featuring updated end matter with even more illuminating info about these amazing creatures.
Can you eat like a bear? Awake in April. Find food. But where?
Follow a brown bear as she paws, claws, and munches her way through the months of the year, filling up for the long winter ahead, when—while hibernating—she’ll welcome two new cubs to her cozy den. With rhythmic, lyrical words by April Pulley Sayre and newly remastered collage illustrations by Steve Jenkins, this book illuminates the fascinating lives of grizzly bears.
About The Author
Photograph by Jeff Sayre
April Pulley Sayre (1966–2021) was the award-winning author of more than fifty-five natural science books for children and adults, including her award-winning photo-illustrated books Being Frog, Raindrops Roll, and Best in Snow. Sayre’s books received an abundance of starred reviews, have been dubbed ALA Notable Books (Raindrops Roll; Rah, Rah, Radishes) and won a Geisel Honor (Vulture View). Learn more at AprilSayre.com.
About The Illustrator
Photograph by Robin Page
Steven Jenkins (1952–2021) was the illustrator of many celebrated children’s books including Can an Aardvark Bark? and Fourteen Monkeys by Melissa Stewart; Hello, Baby! by Mem Fox; Mama Built a Little Nest and Mama Dug a Little Den by Jennifer Ward; and the 2003 Caldecott Honor recipient, What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?, which he created with his wife, Robin Page. Learn more about his life and work at SteveJenkinsBooks.com.
Product Details
- Publisher: Beach Lane Books (April 16, 2025)
- Length: 32 pages
- ISBN13: 9781665952217
- Ages: 4 - 8
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