The Polar Bear Contributor(s): Desmond, Jenni (Created by) |
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ISBN: 1592702007 ISBN-13: 9781592702008 Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Bears - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Biology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecosystems |
Dewey: 599.786 |
Age Level: 4-8 |
Grade Level: PreK-3 |
Lexile Measure: 1100 AD (Adult Directed Text) |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 9.6" W x 11.5" L (1.15 lbs) 48 pages |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2016 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2016 School Library Journal 12/01/2016 pg. 130 Booklist 12/01/2016 pg. 52 Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2017 pg. 106 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 187599 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book Award
"Fresh perspectives...gorgeous double page spreads... Desmond adds some wit and whimsy to her fact-based presentation."--Washington Post (Best Children's Books) "This book sets a high bar for modern picture book non-fiction."--Huffington Post A gorgeously illustrated nonfiction book about the polar bear, this is a factually accurate as well as a poetic exploration of polar bear bodies, habits, and habitats. Working in a painterly, expressive way, Jenni Desmond creates landscapes and creatures that are marked by atmosphere and emotion, telling a story about bears that engages the reader's interest in amazing facts as well as their deep sense of wonder. Translations of The Polar Bear: Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Taiwanese, Turkish Jenni Desmond is an award-winning illustrator, artist and picture book author whose books have been translated into over 20 languages. A graduate of the renowned MA program in Children's Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art (ARU), Jenni Desmond works from her studio in London, UK. This, her second She has won The New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book Award 2016, the Camrbidgeshire 'Read it Again' picture book award, and a Maurice Sendak Fellowship. Her other nonfiction titles with Enchanted Lion Books are The Blue Whale and The Elephant. |
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