Bibliograph

Garden of the spirit bear, life in the great northern rainforest, by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent ; illustrated by Deborah Milton

Type

Label

Garden of the spirit bear, life in the great northern rainforest, by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent ; illustrated by Deborah Milton

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 38) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Garden of the spirit bear

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

54462261

Responsibility statement

by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent ; illustrated by Deborah Milton

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader AR, LG, 6.7, 1.0, 83935.

Sub title

life in the great northern rainforest

Summary

A unique type of black bear, called the Spirit Bear by the native peoples of the northern Canadian Pacific Coast, lives in a region of green grasses, cedar trees, and colorful wildflowers, but pressures from the outside world threaten the Spirit Bear's home

Table Of Contents

Rain nourishes the bears' garden -- Home of the spirit bear -- The many colors of black bears -- Trees of the forest -- How bears use the trees -- First nations and bears -- From canopy to forest floor -- Bears use the varied landscape -- Nature's recycling -- The life of the salmon -- The importance of salmon -- Logging the forests -- Protecting the spirit bear's realm -- Gifts of the forest

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification