WONDERS OF THE WORLD OF BEARS

As if upgrading Naden's pedestrian Let's Find Out About Bears [KR, 1970) for slightly older children, Bailey routinely runs down the list of bears -- grizzly, Alaskan brown, polar, etc. -- summarizing on the way something of the appearance, diet, milieu and habits of each. The photos while unspectacular are a help; all told the book not only fails-to evoke any wonder for the world of bears but is likely to kill any that the reader brings to it.