Prowling the frozen reaches of the far northern corners of Russia, Canada, and Alaska, the Arctic polar bear is the world's largest land predator and one of the most difficult to track of all wild creatures. With spectacular photographs and an engaging, thoroughly researched text, Polar Bear follows its subject from rambunctious, protected cub to robust, formidable adult. Including close-ups of play and fighting rituals, swimming shots, luminous landscape images, and rarely seen photos of mothers at their dens, this elegant, informative book pays tribute to a fascinating and powerful survivor of one of the planet's harshest environments.
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Downs Matthews is a nature writer living in Houston, Texas. He has collaborated with Dan Guravich on three books, including the prize-winning children's book, Polar Bear Cubs.
Dan Guravich is the award-winning photographer of 15 books and many articles for such magazines as Life, Outdoors, Natural History, and Smithsonian. He has made more than 50 trips to the Arctic to photograph polar bears. Born in Canada, he lives in Greenvi
Dan Guravich is the award-winning photographer of 15 books and many articles for such magazines as Life, Outdoors, Natural History, and Smithsonian. He has made more than 50 trips to the Arctic to photograph polar bears. Born in Canada, he lives in Greenvi
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A great introduction to the world of polar bears !,
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This book features great photos of polar bears in their habitat. There are quite a number of pictures of females and their cubs. The book's captions are well-written and affectionate. "Polar Bear" is among my favorite books.
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A good book for polar bears.
It has several good pictures ( especially some cute cubs and mother ones!) and explain at side, also with some long articles, though I haven't gone through them yet. ( I always go through pictures first )
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Motherhood for female polar bears usually begins when the female reaches sexual maturity around the age of four years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
yearling cub, wind pants, polar bear, two cubs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Motherhood for female polar bears usually begins when the female reaches sexual maturity around the age of four years. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
yearling cub, wind pants, polar bear, two cubs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cape Churchill, Hudson Bay New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Polar Bears by Ian Stirling in Front Matter
- Investigating Science Through Bears: by Anne H. Bush on page 29, page 31, and page 177
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- Pictorial Guide To Christmas Ornaments & Collectibles (Identification and Values) by George Johnson on page 348
- The World of the Polar Bear by Norbert Rosing on page 169
- Directing the Writing Workshop: An Elementary Teacher's Handbook by Lynn Beverly in Back Matter
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