{"product_id":"polar-bear-candace-fleming-9780823449163","title":"Polar Bear","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis companion book to the authors' Sibert award-winning \u003ci\u003eHoneybee\u003c\/i\u003e explores the life and habitat of a majestic endangered species through dramatic text and sumptuous illustration.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eApril in the Arctic . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCold winds send snow clouds scuttling across the sky.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTemperatures barely nudge above freezing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut every now and again, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe cloud cover parts, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe sun shines down, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd the frozen world stretches awake.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs spring approaches in the Arctic, a mother polar bear and her two cubs tentatively emerge from hibernation to explore the changing landscape. When it is time, she takes her cubs on a forty-mile journey, back to their home on the ice. Along the way, she fends off wolves, hunts for food, and swims miles and miles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis companion book to \u003ci\u003eHoneybee\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGiant Squid\u003c\/i\u003e features the unique talents of Fleming and Rohmann on a perennially popular subject. Eric Rohmann's magnificent oil paintings feature (as in \u003ci\u003eHoneybee\u003c\/i\u003e) a spectacular gatefold of the polar landscape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Candace Fleming\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0823449165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780823449163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Neal Porter Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.50h x 9.70w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e521852 \/ Polar Bear\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2022 pg. 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/28\/2022 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2022 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2022 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style","brand":"Candace Fleming","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44070863470847,"sku":"9780823449163","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b4f3bf7c-7728-4c59-a44f-643e451af254.jpg?v=1685432777","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/polar-bear-candace-fleming-9780823449163","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}