Once I Was a Cardboard Box...But Now I'm a Book About Polar Bears [Hardcover]

Anton Poitier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 10, 2010

With this fantastic earth-friendly book, kids get two unforgettable stories at the same time—one about polar bears and one about recycling! Fun facts, quirky illustrations, and cute photographs take kids into the exciting world of the polar bear in this informative and earth-friendly book. Kids will learn everything from how polar bears hunt and how wide their paws are to where they live and what they eat in this unique look at one of the world’s most beloved endangered species. Also, a side panel on each page tells the story of how this book was made from the recycled paper of a cardboard box, teaching children the process of recycling and showing them what they can do to save the planet—and the polar bears! Going green has never been a bigger issue, and with this book—made of recycled material—kids get to help save the planet and the polar bears by putting into practice what they’ve just learned!

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Anton Poitier is the nom de plum of Tony Potter, who heads a children’s book packager based in the UK. Anton has written over 100 Children’s books that have been publisher worldwide. He has been in publishing for over 30 years and is also a book designed and occasional illustrator.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: Hammond; 1 edition (September 10, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0841672008
• ISBN-13: 978-0841672000
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,189,739 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Impressed, October 16, 2009

By 

H. O. Woodruff "kirbyjack" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Once I Was a Cardboard Box - But Now I'm a Book About Polar (Paperback)

I picked this book up at our school book fair and was very amazed. The cover is a sturdy thick cardboard, and can't be bent by little hands. I wasn't sure if I would like the book, but once I looked through the inside I was sold. I had to get it for my classroom. The book is a non-fiction account of polar bears. Included is the story of how the original cardboard boxes became the book. Very nice pictures and illustrations.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Oh, the irony, October 17, 2010

By 

H. Johnson "hilary" (New England, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Once I Was a Cardboard Box...But Now I'm a Book About Polar Bears (Hardcover)

I applaud the concept of creating a book and including information about how that very book was made using recycled materials. Tony Potter (A.K.A. Anton Poitier) seems to have intended to publish a series of "Once I Was a Cardboard Box, But Now I'm a Book About..." books, but perhaps someone alerted him to the irony of writing a book about how Polar Bears are suffering the effects of global warming while also including a story in the sidebar about how the book's materials were shipped multiple times around the world. As the reader learns about Polar Bears, he simultaneously learns about how a cardboard box was made in China, shipped to the USA, shipped around the USA in a "big truck," turned into paper, shipped BACK to China, shipped around China in another truck, and finally turned into a book about Polar Bears that has obviously made its way from China back to the USA (or whatever country in which the reader resides). This cute book offers a terrific, albeit unintended, lesson about global warming and carbon footprints.