Join Ursula, a curious and adventurous Yosemite bear, on a thrilling trilogy through the beautiful wilderness of Yosemite National Park.

The Yosemite bear Ursula befriends a group of hikers and discovers the importance of protecting her home from harm. She must use her bravery and quick thinking to save her forest from a raging wildfire. Ursula also uncovers a mystery about the Miwok people, the original inhabitants of the park, and must work with her friends to solve it.

This exciting book is filled with action, friendship, and important lessons about the environment, the history of the indigenous Miwok people and their land, and Yosemite National Park.

Follow Ursula on her exciting journey through Yosemite National Park in a trilogy perfect for young readers ages 8 to 15, who love animals and adventure!

An excerpt from Ursula, A Yosemite Bear:

Ursula opens her eyes. She stares at the ceiling of the cave where she’s been hibernating with Mommy and Daddy since early December. She wants to get up and explore but Mommy’s arm is across her body. While Ursula wonders how to wiggle out without waking her parents, she notices a drop of water forming on the ceiling.

This is something new. Where is the water coming from? The drop gets bigger and bigger until it lets go and plops right on Daddy’s ear. His ear twitches and Ursula hears a faint tinkling from the plastic tag on his left ear.

She thinks back to the day in October when Daddy came home with the tag and how sad Mommy was. Ursula told Mommy that she wanted a tag too but that made Mommy even more upset.

As Ursula lies in bed, other memories from last year come back to her. She recalls how much fun she had with her friends swimming in the Merced River, playing with the butterflies in Yosemite’s meadows, and stealing food from the tourists.

As she thinks about her friends and wonders how they are, another drop of water forms. This time it drops right into Daddy’s ear. His ear twitches, the tag tinkles and Daddy groans and turns over. His turn squeezes Mommy who then shifts and moves her arm. Ursula is free! She slips out of the bed.