Pair of Polar Bears: Twin Cubs Find a Home at the San Diego Zoo

Contributor(s): Ryder, Joanne (Author), San Diego Zoo, World-Famous (Photographer)

ISBN: 9780689858710

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Hardcover

$19.99

Pub Date: March 1, 2006

Dewey: 599.786

LCCN: 2005014013

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Dust Cover, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 04 to 08

Physical Info: 0.39" H x 8.74" L x 11.28" W ( 0.95 lbs) 32 pages

BISAC Categories:

Juvenile Fiction | General

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000105223 ( Pair of Polar Bears: Twin Cubs Find a Home at the San Diego Zoo)

Reading level: 4.30

Interest level: LG

Point value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Filled with exclusive full-color photos from the world-famous San Diego Zoo and told in evocative prose, this is the true, uplifting story of two orphaned polar bear cubs that were rescued in 2001 from northern Alaska.

Brief description: Joanne Ryder is the award-winning author of numerous children's books about the natural world, including Little Panda: The World Welcomes Hua Mei at the San Diego Zoo. Some of her other books include Bears Out There, Chipmunk Song, The Snail's Spell, and White Bear, Ice Bear. Before becoming a full-time writer, Joanne worked as a children's book editor in New York City. She lives in California.