Stephen Biddulph, the author of "Five Old Men of Yellowstone: The Rise of Interpretation in the First National Park," turns his childhood fantasies loose in "Hello Black Bear " Inspired by his boyhood years living in Yellowstone National Park, "Hello Black Bear " is a delightful children's limerick with colorful and expressive illustrations about a boy who meets a black bear in the woods and wishes that they could be friends. He imagines things they could do together if only he dared. The book employs both imagination and factual information to promote in children appreciation and respect for all living things in nature, and it teaches them about the nature, habitat, and lifestyle of black bears in an easy and fun way.