Moon bears, or Asiatic black bears, are named for the white moon shaped blaze on their chests. Moon bears are seldom seen but their footprints, claw marks, hair, and bear nests high in the trees give us clues about how they live. Sadly, there are now more moon bears in captivity than in the wild, as these animals are being "farmed" for their commercially valuable bile. Brenda Guiberson's lyrical text and Ed Young's stunning illustrations combine in a winning tribute to this endangered species. Follow one moon bear in the wild as she eats, plays, hibernates, and wakes up again in spring.
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Brenda Z. Guiberson is the author of many books for children, including The Most Amazing Creature in the Sea , Life in the Boreal Forest , The Emperor Lays an Egg , and the best-selling Cactus Hotel . She lives near Seattle, Washington.
Ed Young is a Caldecott Medalist, a two-time
More about Brenda Z. GuibersonCaldecott Medalist Ed Young is the illustrator of more than eighty books for children, seventeen of which he has also written. Born in Tientsin, China, he grew up in Shanghai and later moved to Hong Kong. As a young man, he came to the United States on a student visa to study architecture but turned instead to his love of art.
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