Eyewitness Bear [Hardcover]

Eyewitness (Primary Contributor), Andrew Sachs (Narrator)

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From the giant polar bear to the Malaysian sun bear, from the teddy bear to A.A. Milne's "Bear of Very Little Brain," DK Vision covers all its bases in Eyewitness: Bear. Amazing images and insightful narration show these cousins of dogs in nature, in history, and in our mythology. Perhaps they play such a large role in our lives because they were such fierce competition for our hunter-gatherer ancestors. Omnivorous and playful, ferocious and adorable, they occupy many often-contradictory niches in our minds. DK Vision explores all these niches and gives us the lowdown on the eight species of bears that lumber across Asia and the Americas, delighting adults and children alike. Eyewitness: Bear is the perfect viewing for just before a long winter's hibernation! --Rob Lightner

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: DK Publishing
• ISBN-10: 0789421429
• ISBN-13: 978-0789421425
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 3.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,706,238 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding- a Must!, May 24, 2001

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J. Derych "4thebears" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eyewitness Bear (Hardcover)

BEAR- by DK Eyewitness publishing is one of the best childrens bear videos that I have seen in a long time. It is accurate, factual, the quality of the production of the video is excellent and most important, it keeps the attention of the viewer. DK Eyewitness should be congratulated on this production.

5.0 out of 5 stars Just the Bear Facts, August 22, 2005

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C. S. Hutton (Albany, N.Y.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Eyewitness Bear (Hardcover)

I bought "Bear" for my son, now 7. We have enjoyed other Eyewitness videos over the years. "Bear" is among the better subjects for the Eyewitness format -- it gives folklore from different cultures about bears and their significance (including President Teddy Roosevelt and the Teddy Bear), it provides information on their most unusual qualities (in this case, their hibernation vs. other animals), and cautions against modern-day myths (bears are wild animals that do attack, and are not sweet like Teddy Bear). Some of our other favorities in this series are "Fish," "Dinosaur," "Volcano," "Shark," and "Arctic & Antarctic."