Old Mother Bear

By Victoria Miles
Illustrated by Molly Bang

8-1/2 x 10-1/2 in; 48 pp ; full color throughout, ages 4-8
Hardcover
Published in February, 2007
ISBN 0811850331
ISBN13 9780811850339

$16.95

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Old Mother Bear -- Through the seasons and over years, Old Mother Bear's story unfolds. We watch her dig a winter den, give birth to three cubs, hunt for food, and defend her cubs against another bear. And we witness the cubs growing up, a bear growing old, and the imprint of her life upon the land. In luminous chalk paintings, three-time Caldecott Honor Book artist Molly Bang has captured all the warmth, beauty, and poetry of this extraordinary life. Includes substantial factual information on grizzly bears in an afterword.

Victoria Miles is the author of Magnifico and Wild Science: Amazing Encounters between Animals and the People Who Study Them, as well as numerous other books for children. She lives in North Vancouver.

Molly Bang has written and illustrated more than 20 books, including three Caldecott Honor books: When Sophie Gets Angry—Really, Really Angry . . .; Ten, Nine, Eight; and The Grey Lady and the Strawberry Snatcher. She is the author-artist of Dawn and Picture This: How Pictures Work. She splits her time between California and Massachusetts.

Quotes

"Audiences will be grateful for this gentle, genuine portrayal of a wilderness giant." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

"A beautiful introduction to these awesome animals." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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