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The Polar Bear

Jenni Desmond

Hardcover (Enchanted Lion Books, Nov. 15, 2016)

A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book Award PRI Science Friday Best Science Books of 2016 Huffington Post Best Non-Fiction (Nature) of 2016 Brainpickings Best Science Books and Best Children's Books of 2016 Selected for The Original Art exhibition 2017 by The Society of Illustrators, New York, US “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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The Egyptian Polar Bear

Joann Adinolfi

Hardcover (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Sept. 1, 1994)

In a story based on the discovery of ancient Egyptian architectural plans for a tomb for a polar bear, Nanook, an arctic polar bear, is trapped on an iceberg floating south and disembarks in Egypt, where he becomes the playmate of the boy-king Rahotep.

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The Polar Bear

Lisa Owings

Library Binding (Pilot Books, Jan. 1, 2013)

"Fascinating images accompany information about the polar bear. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.

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The Polar Bear

Valerie Tracqui

Paperback (Charlesbridge Pub Inc, Feb. 1, 1994)

Follows a polar bear as she raises her cubs until they are old enough to manage for themselves, discusses the dangers that the polar bear faces in the modern world, and introduces other members of the bear family

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The Polar Bear

Annie Hemstock

Hardcover (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 1999)

Describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, relations with humans, and survival methods of the world's largest land carnivore, the polar bear. Includes photo diagram.

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The Polar Bear

Valerie Tracqui

Library Binding (Reader's Digest, Feb. 1, 1994)

Follows a polar bear as she raises her cubs until they are old enough to manage for themselves, discusses the dangers that the polar bear faces in the modern world, and introduces other members of the bear family

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The Polar Bear

Annie Hemstock

Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 1998)

Describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, relations with humans, and survival methods of the world's largest land carnivore, the polar bear. Includes photo diagram.