Polar Star.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Pines and Plains - Elbert Schools - CHILDRENS | E GRI | On Shelf |
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
unpaged color ill 27 cm
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 4.8, 1 Points
Level 4.8, 1 Points
Notes
General Note
includes polar bear facts
Description
K-Gr 3-A loving depiction of a polar bear mother and her cubs. After giving birth in the safety of her den, Polar Star and her offspring search for food in their cold, white, and often dangerous environment. Grindley interweaves facts smoothly into this beautiful picture book; her choice of descriptive and action-oriented vocabulary will capture young audiences. A seal killed for food and a violent encounter with a hungry male polar bear are both treated matter-of-factly. A list of "Polar Bear Facts" will help to answer questions. Butler has captured the colors of the arctic perfectly. The double-page paintings are large and simple, with just enough detail. Readers can see Polar Star's joy as she shakes icy water from her fur. Occasionally, the muzzles on the bears are not quite accurate, needing to be narrower and more elongated, but this is a minor flaw. Debbie S. Miller's A Polar Bear Journey (Little, Brown, 1997) is written with more detail for an older audience and Jonathan London's Honey Paw and Lightfoot (Chronicle, 1998) describes a grizzly bear and her cub. A visually beautiful and factually accurate look at a majestic animal.-Mollie Bynum, formerly at Chester Valley Elementary School, Anchorage, Copyright 1998 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Target Audience
K-3
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Grindley, S., & Butler, J. (1997). Polar Star . Peachtree Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Grindley, Sally and John Butler. 1997. Polar Star. Peachtree Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Grindley, Sally and John Butler. Polar Star Peachtree Publishers, 1997.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Grindley, Sally., and John Butler. Polar Star Peachtree Publishers, 1997.
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