WEEK OF DECEMBER 19 - 25
Ice Bears
by Brenda Z. Guiberson
illustrated by Ilya Spirin
Non-Fiction
Henry Holt and Company
October 2008
Take a romp on the wild side with a female polar bear and her cubs in an extreme, arctic environment. Author Brenda Z. Guiberson and illustrator Ilya Spirin combine their talents to create a cool book for kids. Life-like, beautiful illustrations and easy-to-read text explore the icy habitat of the polar bear.
Defenseless cubs are born in a den under the frozen snow, and their survival depends on the mother bear and her ability to nurse and find food. Daily lessons are taught and many dangerous predators are avoided. Amid snowflakes and other desperate creatures, Guiberson emphasizes the importance of nature. Children and adults can relate to this family of ice bears; and what a fun way to involve everyone in the protection of the environment.
In March the mother bear senses the return of daylight. The extra pounds are gone, and her milk is thin. If she doesn’t eat soon, none of them will survive. She digs out of the snow den and calls for her 20-pound cubs to follow.
Guiberson explores one of the most remarkable facts about the polar bear - their means of survival, despite the melting of arctic ice that threatens the entire polar bear population. Learn more about their plight and how you can protect these beautiful animals and the planet.
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illustrated by Mary GrandPre
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