My Lists
Featured Lists
Great Ice Bear
The Polar Bear and the Eskimo
By Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw & Wertheim, Anne
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68813-767-0
- Publisher
- New York : Morrow Junior Books, c1999.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 1999
Gr 3-8 Of the recent titles on the great arctic bear, this book distinguishes itself by focusing on the interaction of the animals and their human neighbors, particularly the Inuit/Inupiat of Canada and Alaska. (Patent provides an introduction that explains her use of the less-favored term, Eskimo.) Aimed at an older audience than Debbie S. Miller's A Polar Bear Journey (Little, Brown, 1997) or Lesley DuTemple's Polar Bears (Lerner, 1997), this attractively designed explanation of the life cycle and environment of polar bears includes descrip...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
