Eight bears : mythic past and imperiled future
Book |
First edition. |
W.W. Norton & Company,
New York, N.Y. :
[2023]
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby | 599.78 Dic | Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
"Bears have always held a central place in our collective memory, from Indigenous folklore and Greek mythology to nineteenth-century fairytales and the modern toy shop. But as humans and bears come into ever-closer contact, our relationship nears a tipping point. Today, most of the eight remaining bear species are threatened with extinction. Some, such as the panda bear and the polar bear, are icons of the natural world; others, such as the spectacled bear and the sloth bear, are far less known"--
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- ISBN: 9781324005087
- Physical Description: xiv, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmprint
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, [2023]
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-250).
- Formatted Contents Note: The cloud dwellers (Spectacled bear, Ecuador and Peru) -- Dancing with death (Sloth bear, India) -- Soft power (Panda bear, China) -- Liquid gold (Moon bear and sun bear, Vietnam) -- Out of the wild (American black bear, United States) -- Return of the grizzly (Brown bear, United States) -- The ice walkers (Polar bear, Canada).