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Ice Bears at Ice Edge: A Picture Book

Robert Burleigh

From writer Robert Burleigh and illustrator Wendell Minor, an award-winning and bestselling picture book team, comes a gripping climate change-themed tale of a polar bear family fighting to survive.

It is March in the cold North. The long-gone sun is rising.
Silvery ice glitters. Snow sparkles in the hazy glow.
Two polar bears stand at ice edge: mother and cub.

A mother polar bear and her cub are busy searching for food, when suddenly, the ice they stand on breaks away--crack! Cut adrift, her cub is out of reach as the treacherous sea begins to carry him away. In she dives! Can they return to land safely?

Simply told yet dramatic, and with realistic, exquisite illustrations and informative back matter with facts about polar bears, Ice Bears at Ice Edge immerses readers in one animal family's story, while also highlighting the broader plight of endangered wildlife whose habitats are threatened by climate change.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
  • Publish Date: Oct 17th, 2023
  • Pages: 40
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.40in - 10.10in - 0.30in - 0.85lb
  • EAN: 9781419760709
  • Recommended age: 04-08
  • Categories: Places - Polar RegionsAnimals - BearsScience & Nature - Environment

About the Author

Burleigh, Robert: - Robert Burleigh has written a number of bestselling children's books--including O Captain, My Captain; Hit the Road, Jack; and George Bellows, Painter with a Punch!--that have received multiple starred reviews and awards, including the Orbis Pictus, Texas Bluebonnet Master List, CCBC Choices, and an ALA Notable. He lives outside Chicago.

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Praise for this book

"Gorgeous spreads of color...The text is lyrical and moving. The polar bears' fight for survival is dramatic and touching, and indirectly highlights with the impact of the climate change on wildlife."
-- "School Library Journal"
"[L]yrical narrative...emotions with conviction. An engaging picture book for reading aloud."-- "Booklist"