SEARCH FOR THE GOLDEN MOON BEAR : Science & Adventure in the Asian Tropics

Sy Montgomery

ISBN 10: 0618356509 / ISBN 13: 9780618356508

Published by Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA, 2004

About this Item

EX-LIB/Uncirculated Copy; no loan pocket. Text/NEW & Bright. Illustrated boards/Fine. DJ/NF; under library mylar. A scientifc expedition to Southeast Asia in search of a bear with "tall round ears, a white crescent on its chest, a bushy mane, and a coat as golden as a palomino", known to exist primarily through oral records. Award winning naturalist and author Sy Montgomery (1958 -) wrote this volume with young readers in mind. Conversational text, supported with color photos, takes readers to open-air markets & fruit farms in Cambodia, a wildlife breeding center & a zoo in Thailand, and hillside tribal villages in Laos in search for the elusive animal. Gathering hair samples along the way for DNA analysis, in hopes of learning the migration route of the bears. An informative and attractive account of an adventure in science. Seller Inventory # 019461

Bibliographic Details

Title: SEARCH FOR THE GOLDEN MOON BEAR : Science & ...

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA

Publication Date: 2004

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: First Edition, First Printing

About this title

Synopsis:

Montgomery takes readers on an exciting adventure as she travels Southeast Asia in search of the golden moon bear. Here, she chronicles the detective work and science behind tracking a new species in a different part of the world. Full color.

Review:

Laced with captivating color photos and capped with an array of facts and resources about bears of all sorts, this pared-down version of the adult title should be irresistible to bear lovers and budding naturalists alike.

This is a natural...for young environmentalists and animal lovers, as well as readers who just like a good science mystery.

This attractive and informative offering is an intelligent reportage of science as it happens.
School Library Journal, Starred

Laced with captivating color photos and capped with an array of facts and resources about bears of all sorts, this pared-down version of the adult title should be irresistible to bear lovers and budding naturalists alike.
Kirkus Reviews

This is a natural...for young environmentalists and animal lovers, as well as readers who just like a good science mystery.
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books