On Thin Ice: The Changing World of the Polar Bear by Ellis, Richard

On Thin Ice: The Changing World of the Polar Bear (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780307454645)

Vendor: Richard Ellis
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Format: Paperback
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On Thin Ice: The Changing World of the Polar Bear by Ellis, Richard

On Thin Ice: The Changing World of the Polar Bear

$18.95
On Thin Ice: The Changing World of the Polar Bear by Ellis, Richard

On Thin Ice: The Changing World of the Polar Bear

$18.95
Format: Paperback
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From "a graceful writer who's written some of the best natural history books of the past decade" (The New York Times Book Review) comes an urgent, stirring celebration and a rallying cry on behalf of one of earth's greatest natural treasures.

Polar bears--fierce and majestic--have captivated us for centuries. Feared by explorers, revered by the Inuit, and beloved by zoo goers everywhere, they are a symbol for the harsh beauty and muscular grace of the Arctic. But as global warming threatens the ice caps' integrity, the polar bear has also come to symbolize the environmental peril that has arisen due to harmful human practices. In the past twenty years alone, the world population of polar bears has shrunk by half. Today they number just 22,000.

Author: Richard Ellis
ISBN-10: 0307454649
ISBN-13: 9780307454645
Publisher: Vintage
Language: English
Published: 12/07/2010
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 7.96h x 5.34w x 0.85d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 01/05/2011 pg. 20
By Richard Ellis
By Richard Ellis
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RICHARD ELLIS is the author of more than a dozen books. He is also a celebrated marine artist whose paintings have been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world. He has written and illustrated articles for numerous magazines, including Audubon, National Geographic, Discover, Smithsonian, and Scientific American. He lives in New York City.

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