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Author: Andrew E. Derocher
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2012-03-08
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 1421403056
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents an introduction to the polar bear, discussing its evolution, physical characteristics, life cycle, predatory behavior, habitat, and the threats to its existence from global warming.
Author: Mac Barnett
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2024-09-17
Total Pages: 43
ISBN-13: 1536240605
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“The captivating cut-paper–and-ink illustrations . . . perfectly suit the prose’s quiet grandeur. . . . Charming, scenic, and a winning must for the youngest polar bear lovers.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Follow a magnificent polar bear through a fantastic world of snow and shockingly blue sea. Over the ice, through the water, past Arctic animals and even a human . . . where is he going? What does he want? Acclaimed author Mac Barnett’s narration deftly balances suspense and emotion, as well as poignant, subtle themes, compelling us to follow the bear with each page turn. Artist Shawn Harris’s striking torn-paper illustrations layer white-on-white hues with bolts of blue and an interplay of shadow and light for a gorgeous view of a stark yet beautiful landscape. Simple and thought-provoking, illuminating and intriguing, this engaging picture book will have readers pondering the answer to its final question long after the polar bear has continued on his way.
Author: Debbie S. Miller
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2005-03-01
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 0802777155
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDetails the life cycle of a mother polar bear and her two cubs, from their birth to their learning of survival lessons.
Author: Peace Love Polar Bears
Publisher:
Published: 2018-08-27
Total Pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9781726307727
DOWNLOAD EBOOK6" x 9" blank journal/notebook with 150 college ruled, lined pages (75 sheets). Beautiful, unique glossy softcover of a polar bear in a fantasy landscape setting. This notebook is a perfect size and sturdy enough for everyday use. Great as a personal journal, memo book, note pad, diary, travel journal, taking high school or college lecture notes, bible journaling or exercise fitness log just to name a few. A perfect size to take with you so you don't miss those inspired, brilliant moments if you are working on your novel, a short story, poetry, even song lyrics or just need to add to your to-do list.A fun gift idea for anyone who loves polar bears, takes a polar plunge every year or just loves blank journals. Great birthday or Christmas stocking stuffer present for the animal lover in your life. A trendy gift idea for teenagers and girls, perfect for your big hearted daughter or granddaughter.
Author: Yoko Tawada
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Published: 2016-11-08
Total Pages: 277
ISBN-13: 0811225798
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Memoirs of a Polar Bear stars three generations of talented writers and performers—who happen to be polar bears The Memoirs of a Polar Bear has in spades what Rivka Galchen hailed in the New Yorker as “Yoko Tawada’s magnificent strangeness”—Tawada is an author like no other. Three generations (grandmother, mother, son) of polar bears are famous as both circus performers and writers in East Germany: they are polar bears who move in human society, stars of the ring and of the literary world. In chapter one, the grandmother matriarch in the Soviet Union accidentally writes a bestselling autobiography. In chapter two, Tosca, her daughter (born in Canada, where her mother had emigrated) moves to the DDR and takes a job in the circus. Her son—the last of their line—is Knut, born in chapter three in a Leipzig zoo but raised by a human keeper in relatively happy circumstances in the Berlin zoo, until his keeper, Matthias, is taken away... Happy or sad, each bear writes a story, enjoying both celebrity and “the intimacy of being alone with my pen.”
Author: Michael Engelhard
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 2016-11-01
Total Pages: 306
ISBN-13: 0295999233
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPrime Arctic predator and nomad of the sea ice and tundra, the polar bear endures as a source of wonder, terror, and fascination. Humans have seen it as spirit guide and fanged enemy, as trade good and moral metaphor, as food source and symbol of ecological crisis. Eight thousand years of artifacts attest to its charisma, and to the fraught relationships between our two species. In the White Bear, we acknowledge the magic of wildness: it is both genuinely itself and a screen for our imagination. Ice Bear traces and illuminates this intertwined history. From Inuit shamans to Jean Harlow lounging on a bearskin rug, from the cubs trained to pull sleds toward the North Pole to cuddly superstar Knut, it all comes to life in these pages. With meticulous research and more than 160 illustrations, the author brings into focus this powerful and elusive animal. Doing so, he delves into the stories we tell about Nature—and about ourselves—hoping for a future in which such tales still matter.
Author: Lauren Thompson
Publisher:
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780545485586
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAfter wandering out at night to watch a magical star shower, a polar bear cub returns home to snuggle with her mother in their warm den.
Author: Jenni Desmond
Publisher:
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781592702008
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA gorgeously illustrated nonfiction book about the polar bear, this is a factually accurate as well as a poetic exploration of polar bear bodies, habits, and habitats. Working in a painterly, expressive way, Jenni Desmond creates landscapes and creatures that are marked by atmosphere and emotion, telling a story about bears that engages the reader's interest in amazing facts as well as their deep sense of wonder. A graduate of the renowned MA program in Children's Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art (ARU), Jenni Desmond works from her studio in London, UK. This, her second book for Enchanted Lion, will be followed by one about elephants.
Author: Vincenzo Penteriani
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2020-11-30
Total Pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9781108483520
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBears have fascinated people since ancient times. The relationship between bears and humans dates back thousands of years, during which time we have also competed with bears for shelter and food. In modern times, bears have come under pressure through encroachment on their habitats, climate change, and illegal trade in their body parts, including the Asian bile bear market. The IUCN lists six bears as vulnerable or endangered, and even the least concern species, such as the brown bear, are at risk of extirpation in certain countries. The poaching and international trade of these most threatened populations are prohibited, but still ongoing. Covering all bears species worldwide, this beautifully illustrated volume brings together the contributions of 200 international bear experts on the ecology, conservation status, and management of the Ursidae family. It reveals the fascinating long history of interactions between humans and bears and the threats affecting these charismatic species.
Author: Norbert Rosing
Publisher:
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781554076314
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPraise for the second edition: "Norbert's gift as a photographer is his great curiosity about the natural world. His magic is displayed in photographs that weave light, color and action into a tapestry that tells volumes about life in the Far North."-- National Geographic Magazine "Highly recommended."-- Library Journal (starred review) The polar bear is the largest terrestrial carnivore in the world, uniquely adapted to thrive in the harsh environment of the Far North. In The World of the Polar Bear, renowned nature photographer Norbert Rosing follows the polar bear through each season of the year. This timely third edition has been fully updated and features more than 20 terrific new photographs. With its thorough and engaging text and spectacular photography, The World of the Polar Bear includes: A season-by-season account of the life of the polar bear, including feeding, mating and rearing of cubs A new chapter featuring the polar bears of Svalbard, Norway An intimate look at the animals that share the polar bear's environment, including seals, arctic foxes, walruses and muskoxen A section on such northern sky phenomena as sun dogs and northern lights Many anecdotes and insights about the polar bear -- at once a loving parent, a fierce predator and a natural jester Polar bears are seriously threatened by global warming, and this book continues to explore this critical issue. The World of the Polar Bear is quite simply the best book ever published on the polar bear.
