{"product_id":"polar-bear-bowler-a-story-without-words-9780985398835","title":"Polar Bear Bowler: A Story Without Words","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Charming.... Sanborn's cartooning is full of...polish and physical comedy\" - \u003cem\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rollicking adventures of a polar bear who hitches a ride to Antarctica. He's never seen penguins before; to him they look like something fun to play with. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChildren cement their vocabulary as they find and name animals and describe\/write the story\u003c\/strong\u003e. Get this wordless picture book on differences, cooperation, and getting along (for beginning readers ages 2 - 6, preschool - 1st grade, Emergent Reader\/Fountas \u0026amp; Pinnell: A, DRA: 1). Find the sea lion\/seal inside!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Kids will delight\" - Natasha Yim\u003c\/strong\u003e. A friendly snowball fight set in the poles and brought to life by illustrator Ashley Sanborn (\u003cem\u003eThe Dancing Flamingos of Lake Chimichanga\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIf Cancer Was a Fish\u003c\/em\u003e). 8\"x10\" snow story by best-selling, award-winning author and media professor Karl Beckstrand (\u003cem\u003eWhy Juan Can't Sleep--\u003c\/em\u003esee 60+ multicultural books--click Karl Beckstrand above).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e#1, Stories Without Words (bedtime) series\u003c\/strong\u003e. See others in this no-words series: \u003cem\u003eButterfly Blink\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Gopher Golf\u003c\/em\u003e. This children's book on friendship, cooperation, and sportsmanship is available in hard cover, soft cover, or e-book in 20+ languages: Bulgarian, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Mandarin, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukranian, and Vietnamese.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe perfect length book for kids (not too long for adults): 30 full-color illustrations. Premio Publishing \u0026amp; Gozo Books (worldwide rights (c) Nov. 2014) PremioBooks, libraries, and all major distributors. LCCN: 2014947746, JUV002030, JUV030120, JUV019000, HUM001000, JUV010000, SPO007000, English Hard ISBN: 978-0985398835, Soft ISBN: 978-0692220962 (ebook: 978-1311262097)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeckstrand, Karl:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Karl Beckstrand is the bestselling and award-winning author of 18 multicultural\/multilingual books and more than 50 e-book titles (reviews by Kirkus, School Library Journal, The Horn Book blog, ForeWord Reviews). Raised in San Jose, CA, he has a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APU, and a broadcast \u0026amp; film certificate from Film A. Academy. Since 2004 he has run Premio Publishing. A college media instructor, Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. Beckstrand's nationally lauded Y.A. stories, e-book mysteries, ESL\/ELL Spanish\/bilingual books, nonfiction, and wordless books feature ethnically diverse characters-and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared in: Amazon, Barnes \u0026amp; Noble, Border's Books, Costco, Deseret Book, iBooks, The Children's Miracle Network, LDS Film Festival, the U.S. Congressional Record, Papercrafts Magazine, and various broadcasts. FB, Twitter, http: \/\/KarlBeckstrand.com, http: \/\/PremioBooks.com","brand":"Premio Publishing \u0026 Gozo Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524086665490,"sku":"9780985398835","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_026a77fb-d546-4242-8a5e-7d2027fad496.jpg?v=1737227540","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/polar-bear-bowler-a-story-without-words-9780985398835","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}