Ice Bear: In the Steps of the Polar Bear: Read and Wonder

Contributor(s): Davies, Nicola (Author), Blythe, Gary (Illustrator)

ISBN: 9780763641498

Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)

Binding Types:

Paperback

$8.99

Digicover (1-4 copies)

$21.94 (Final Price)

Readerbound (5-99 copies)

$20.74 (100+ copies: $19.99)

List/retail price:

$8.99

Pub Date: September 23, 2008

Dewey: E

Lexile Code: 0800

Features: Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product

Target Age Group: 05 to 08

Physical Info: 0.10" H x 9.60" L x 8.80" W ( 0.35 lbs) 32 pages

BISAC Categories:

Series: Read and Wonder

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000103677 ( Ice Bear: In the Steps of the Polar Bear: Read and Wonder)

Reading level: 4.40

Interest level: LG

Point value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Written in poetic language interspersed with fascinating facts, Davies' breathtaking tale of an Arctic polar bear struggling to survive in a habitat threatened by global warming is brought to life in striking paintings by Blythe. Full color.

Review Quotes: Dazzlingly illustrated. . . . Natural history for beginners - at its best.
--Washington Post Book World

Dreamy illustrations accent this rarest of kids' books - the realistic, unromanticized nature story.
--Star Tribune

Impressionistic, dramatically list Arctic scenes form an apt backdrop for this brief, strongly worded tribute to the world's largest non-Marine predator.
--Kirkus Reviews