Backyard Bears: Conservation, Habitat Changes, and the Rise of Urban Wildlife

In this acclaimed addition to the beloved Scientists in the Field series, author Amy Cherrix follows scientists investigating black bears--and other animals around the globe--who are rapidly becoming our neighbors in urban and suburban areas, with full-color photography.?

North Carolina's black bears were once a threatened species, but what happens when conservation efforts for a species are so successful that there's a boom in the population. With black bear numbers on the rise, suddenly these animals are finding themselves in areas they've never been before--like in and around Asheville.

Author Amy Cherrix follows scientists as they study these backyard bears and the local citizens living among them, trying to figure out just how this happened and what it means for bears and their new neighbors.

Part field science, part conservation science, Backyard Bears looks at black bears--and other animals around the globe--whose numbers are not only rising, but thriving, and finding themselves in new locations around the world.

Author: Amy Cherrix
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 10/23/2018
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.10h x 11.30w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781328858689

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.7
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 197530 / Backyard Bears: Conservation, Habitat Changes, and the Rise of Urban Wildlife


Review Citation(s):
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2018 pg. 98
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2018 pg. 120
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2018
School Library Journal 10/01/2018 pg. 88
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Amy Cherrix holds a master's degree in children's literature from Simmons College and works as a children's book buyer at a fiercely independent bookstore. She is the author of the Scientists in the Field title Eye of the Storm: NASA, Drones, and the Race to Crack the Hurricane Code. www.amycherrix.com