{"product_id":"barles-story-else-poulsen-9781926812878","title":"Barle's Story: One Polar Bear's Amazing Recovery from Life as a Circus Act","description":"When a 19-year old female polar bear named Barle is rescued from the inhumane conditions of a circus in the Caribbean and flown to safety in Detroit, zookeeper Else Poulsen -- renowned throughout the world for her work rehabilitating bears who have been abused -- is on hand to meet her and help her on the road to recovery and self-discovery. Thus begins Barle's gradual introduction into the world of polar bears. Slowly she forges relationships with the other bears in the zoo and eventually mates with a young male and successfully raises a cub. By living in a caring, enriched environment focused on her welfare, Barle is able to recover from the trauma she had suffered at the circus and develop skills that are important to thriving as a polar bear. As Poulsen documents, however, not all captive bears are so fortunate. Augmented with black-and-white photographs, \u003ci\u003eBarle's Story\u003c\/i\u003e provides a rich and moving portrait of a remarkable bear and of the author's inspiring work to help her discover her true polar bear ways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Else Poulsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1926812875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781926812878\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greystone Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.70d","brand":"Else Poulsen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47305437085951,"sku":"9781926812878","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4beee60d-5691-4b3d-b753-fb10e8537a65.jpg?v=1758830876","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/barles-story-else-poulsen-9781926812878","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}