Moon bears, or Asiatic black bears, get their name from the white moon-shaped blaze on their chests. Sadly, there are more moon bears in captivity than in the wild, as the animals are being farmed for their commercially valuable bile.

• ISBN: 9780805089776
• Author: Guiberson, Brenda Z.
• Illustrator: Young, Ed
• Published: 2010 , Henry Holt & Company
• Themes: bear, endangered animal, Environment, habitat
• Descriptors: Asia, Fiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)