Celebrate National Teddy Bear Day on September 9

In 1902, the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, was on a hunting trip in Mississippi, when he refused to shoot a bear. The owner of a candy store in Brooklyn, New York, named Morris Michtom, read about the incident, and he and his wife, Rose, created a stuffed bear in his honor – Teddy’s Bear.

Theodore Roosevelt! (Action Presidents #3) by Fred Van Lente

Who Was Theodore Roosevelt? (Who Was?) by Michael Burgan

The Camping Trip That Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and Our National Parks by Barb Rosenstock

To Dare Mighty Things: The Life of Theodore Roosevelt (Big Words) by Doreen Rappaport

Teddy Roosevelt Loved the Outdoors (Little Naturalists) by Kate Coombs

Polar Bear vs. Grizzly Bear (Who Would Win?) by Jerry Pallotta

Bears (National Geographic Kids: Level 3) by National Geographic Kids

Science Comics: Polar Bears: Survival on the Ice by Jason Viola

Bears: Amazing Pictures & Fun Facts on Animals in Nature by Kay De Silva

Sea Bear: A Journey for Survival by Lindsay Moore

Giant Panda: A First Field Guide to the Bamboo-Loving Bear from China (Young Zoologist) by Vanessa Hull

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick

Ice! Poems about Polar Life by Douglas Florian

If I Were a Bear (If I Were) by Shelley Gill

Backyard Bears: Conservation, Habitat Changes, and the Rise of Urban Wildlife (Scientists in the Field) by Amy Cherrix