Do bears poop in the woods?

Field guide Huw Lewis Jones takes readers out into the wild to discover all there is to know and love about the eight different species of bears.

Do you know your panda from your polar bear? Or can you spot the difference between a sun bear and a sloth bear? Follow your expert field guide as we travel deep into the woods to learn all the 'bear' necessities.

Bears are familiar to us all, but what you might not realise is that behind their big, grizzly image are wild animals who really need our help. So put on your walking boots, grab your binoculars and come along on a journey to see the eight incredible bear species in the wild. Not only will you discover why bears poop so much, you'll also find out how to avoid getting eaten by one, and what we can do to protect them.

'Great … full of fascinating bear facts … wonderfully illustrated' - Nick Sharratt
'Filled with brilliant factual information … lovely to share with children' - @_tarasteaching
'A delightful bear hug of a book perfect for mini-explorers and animal lovers' - Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear (Waterstones Children’s Book of the Year)
'This book is bringing up bear ideas and facts that I’ve never really seen on the page for kids before... The whole book is just a great look at the sheer variation within the species and where it might be going in the future. In short, a bear book of the year, for certain' - School Library Journal

Huw Lewis Jones is a polar-exploring author and naturalist who is lucky to have met many bears in the wild. He is Associate Professor at Falmouth University, teaching natural history, and has written history books about photography, icebergs, mountains and maps. He is also the author of the Bad Apple book series. Sam Caldwell is an illustrator based in Glasgow, Scotland. He studied painting at the Edinburgh College of Art and is the illustrator of four books for children, including Weird, Wild, Amazing!.

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