| Baby Polar Bear Contributor(s): Lang, Aubrey (Author), Lynch, Wayne (Photographer) |
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ISBN: 1554551021 ISBN-13: 9781554551026 Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside OUR PRICE: $7.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: Born at the beginning of the Arctic winter, a male and female polar bear stay in the den for a number of months before they are ready to venture out. But soon they must follow their hungry mother out on the dangerous journey to the sea ice, where she will hunt for food. It will be several years before the little ones will be good enough hunters to fend for themselves in the Arctic wilderness. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Bears - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecosystems - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Zoology |
| Dewey: 599.786 |
| Series: Nature Babies (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 8.02" W x 7.06" (0.26 lbs) 36 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 126843 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Two polar bear cubs follow their mother on the long arctic journey to the sea ice, where they will learn to hunt. As their environment changes and the sea ice breaks up sooner every summer, the young bears' hunting skills will be crucial to their future survival.
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Contributor Bio(s): Lynch, Wayne: - Dr. Wayne Lynch is the author of award-winning books and television documentaries, a popular guest lecturer, and a well-known and widely published professional wildlife photographer. His children's books include Penguins! and Bears, Bears, Bears; his books for adults include Owls of the United States and Canada and Penguins of the World.Lang, Aubrey: - text by Aubrey Lang; photography by Wayne Lynch |