| Adrift: An Odd Couple of Polar Bears Contributor(s): Olien, Jessica (Author), Olien, Jessica (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0062451774 ISBN-13: 9780062451774 Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Bears - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2016935874 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 9.2" W x 10.1" (0.90 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 188025 Reading Level: 2.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Perfect for fans of Goodnight, Already and You Will Be My Friend, this is a classic and quirky story of finding friendship where you least expect it, from the author/illustrator of The Blobfish Book and Shark Detective. Karl and Hazel are polar bears. They are not friends. Until . . . CRAAACCKKK Of all the polar bears, Karl is stuck with one who doesn't like to talk. Of all the polar bears, Hazel is stuck with the one who talks too much. And now they're drifting out to sea together. . . .
Also includes fun facts and resources about polar bears and the Arctic. |
Contributor Bio(s): Olien, Jessica: - Jessica Olien is a writer, illustrator, and native midwesterner now living in Brooklyn. Her cartoons have been published by the New Yorker and her writing for grown-ups has been published in Slate, the Atlantic, McSweeney's, Marie Claire, and many others. She is the author and illustrator of Shark Detective!, The Blobfish Book, Adrift, Right Now, and When a Tiger Comes to Dinner. Visit her at www.jessicaolien.com. |