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Ice walker : a polar bear's journey through the fragile Arctic / by Raffan, James,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-152)."From the top of the world, Hudson Bay looks like an enormous paw print on the torso of the continent, and through a vast network of lakes and rivers, the water in this bay connects to oceans across the globe. Here, at the heart of everything, walks Nanurjuk, or Nanu, one polar bear among the six thousand that traverse the 1.23 million square kilometres of ice and snow covering the bay. For millennia, Nanu's ancestors have roamed this great expanse, living, evolving, and surviving alongside humans in one of the most challenging and unforgiving habitats on earth. But that world is changing. In the Arctic's lands and waters, oil has been extracted and spilled. As global temperatures have risen, the sea ice that Nanu and her young need to hunt seal and fish has melted, forcing them to wait on land where the delicate balance between them and their two-legged neighbours has now shifted. This is the icescape that author and geographer James Raffan invites us to inhabit in Ice Walker. In precise and provocative prose, he brings readers inside Nanu's world as she treks uncertainly around the heart of Hudson Bay, searching for nourishment for the children that grow inside her. She stops at nothing to protect her cubs from the dangers she can see,other bears, wolves, whales, humans and those she cannot. By focusing his lens on this bear family, Raffan closes the gap between humans and bears, showing us how, like the water of the Hudson Bay, our existence and our future is tied to Nanu's, and asks us to consider what might be done about this fragile world before it is gone for good. Masterful, vivid, and haunting, Ice Walker is an utterly unique piece of creative non-fiction and a deeply affecting call to action."--
Subjects: Polar bear; Polar bear; Global warming; Climatic changes; Global temperature changes;
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The den of forever frost / by Lasky, Kathryn.; Rinaldi, Angelo.;
It is a time of trouble in the Northern Kingdoms because a group of power-hungry polar bears called Roguers has been snatching cubs from their mothers and killing those who resist; but Svenna is not about to relinquish her two cubs to that fate, so she agrees to go with the Roguers and serve Mystress of the Hands if her cubs, who have special powers, are allowed to stay with her cousin--but nobody is truly safe when a way of life is collapsing around them.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Polar bear; Polar bear; Twins; Fathers; Heroes; Kidnapping; Self-sacrifice; Quests (Expeditions);
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Big gorilla : a book of opposites / by Browne, Anthony,1946-;
"What's the opposite of old? Young! What's the opposite of sad? Happy! Big or small, alone or together, the primates in this book of opposites are wonderfully unique, from gorillas to white-faced capuchins to orangutans. With Anthony Browne's striking palette and flair for facial expressions, this celebration of the world of primates is sure to charm and entertain"--
Subjects: Picture books.; English language; Polarity; Primates;
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Together / by Fuge, Charles.;
Whether stargazing, playing, or cuddling before bedtime, a polar bear parent assures a child that they will never be lonely, because they are together forever.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Parent and child; Polar bear; Bears;
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Peppermint Post / by Hale, Bruce.; Laberis, Steph.;
Ages 4-8.LSC
Subjects: Christmas stories.; Humorous fiction.; Santa Claus; Postal service; Polar bear; Penguins;
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Opposites are natural / by Riggs, Kate.; Pritelli, Maria Cristina.;
Depicts opposite pairings in nature as a forest grows and changes.
Subjects: Board books.; Forests and forestry; Nature; Change; Polarity;
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Minds of winter / by O'Loughlin, Ed,author.;
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Man-woman relationships; Family secrets;
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A flower in the snow / by Corderoy, Tracey.; Allsopp, Sophie.;
"Ages 4 and up"--P. [2] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Girls; Polar bear; Human-animal relationships; Friendship;
© c2012., Sourcebooks Jabberwocky,
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Roly Poly / by Fox, Mem,1946-; Dyer, Jane.;
Roly Poly the polar bear never wanted a brother, but then little Monty arrives and Roly Poly has to adjust to his new sibling.LSC
Subjects: Brothers; Polar bear; Jealousy in children;
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The undertow : scenes from a slow civil war / by Sharlet, Jeff,author.;
"One of America's finest reporters and essayists explores the powerful currents beneath the roiled waters of a nation coming apart. Across the country, men "of God" glorify materialism, a gluttony of the soul, while citing Scripture and preparing for civil war-a firestorm they long for as an absolution and exaltation. Lies, greed, and glorification of war boom through microphones at hipster megachurches that once upon a time might have preached peace and understanding. Political rallies are as aflame with need and giddy expectation as religious revivals. Framing this dangerous vision, Sharlet remembers and celebrates the courage of those who sing a different song of community, and of an America long dreamt of and yet to be fully born, dedicated to justice and freedom for all"--
Subjects: Polarization (Social sciences); Religion and politics; Right and left (Political science);
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