{"product_id":"polar-bear-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCandace Fleming \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of more than thirty distinguished books for children including \u003ci\u003eHoneybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of an Orbis Pictus Honor and the Sibert Medal for most distinguished informational book, and \u003ci\u003eCubs in the Tub: The True Story of the Bronx Zoo's First Woman Zookeeper.\u003c\/i\u003e Her book \u003ci\u003eThe Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh\u003c\/i\u003e received the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction. She lives in Chicago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Rohmann\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author and\/or illustrator of many beloved books for children. He received a Caldecott Honor for \u003ci\u003eTime Flies \u003c\/i\u003eand a Caldecott medal for \u003ci\u003eMy Friend Rabbit\u003c\/i\u003e. He also collaborated with Candace Fleming on \u003ci\u003eHoneybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of an Orbis Pictus Honor and the Sibert Medal for most distinguished informational book. They live in Chicago, Illinois.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Neal Porter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613764555026,"sku":"9780823449163","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7e3e2176-b340-4b63-b2d9-91dc9e7dcb5c.jpg?v=1737286228","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/polar-bear-9780823449163","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}