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Waiting for Ice
"Based on the true story of an orphaned cub. Far north in the Arctic Ocean on Wrangel Island, an orphaned polar bear cub struggles to find food. Without a mother to feed her, this young female must fend for herself. Due to rising global temperatures, food is hard to find because the pack ice that the bears rely on for hunting is late in coming."--Amazon.com.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
February 1st 2012
by Charlesbridge Publishing
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Waiting for Ice
by Sandra Markle, illustrated by Alan Marks
(Charlesbridge, 2012)
I'm waiting for snow here in Minnesota, not waiting for ice, but that feeling of "C'mon, winter!" put me in the mood to take this book of my shelf. I'm glad I did!
A ten-month-old polar bear cub is orphaned on Wrangel Island, north of Russia, where many polar bears are waiting for pack ice to come that they spend the winter on. Usually orphaned cubs don't survive, but this one beats the odds.
This narrative is based on...more
by Sandra Markle, illustrated by Alan Marks
(Charlesbridge, 2012)
I'm waiting for snow here in Minnesota, not waiting for ice, but that feeling of "C'mon, winter!" put me in the mood to take this book of my shelf. I'm glad I did!
A ten-month-old polar bear cub is orphaned on Wrangel Island, north of Russia, where many polar bears are waiting for pack ice to come that they spend the winter on. Usually orphaned cubs don't survive, but this one beats the odds.
This narrative is based on...more
An orphaned young polar bear cub has little chance for survival. These cubs usually stay with their mothers for two or three years, learning how to hunt the Arctic waters for seals, beluga whales, and other sea creatures. But this ten month old cub is all alone, lost among many of the polar bears stranded on Wrangel Island. Because of global warming, the drifting ice pack is late returning to this island far north in the Arctic Ocean. Even though polar bears are good swimmers, they depend on blo...more
Waiting for Ice by Sandra Markle and illustrated by Alan Marks, Charlesbridge, (2012). Waiting for Ice is a true story based on an orphaned polar bear cub, Tuff, a nick name given by researcher Dr. Nikita Ovsyanikov, on Wrangel Island, north of Russia in the Arctic Ocean. Markle begins the story as this orphaned cub, leaps out of the water on to the gravel beach, looks around and does not see its mother. She takes the reader on the journey that starts in early October as the polar bears on Wrang...more
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This is the true story of an orphaned polar bear cub who has to survive the wait for the ice to return without the help of her mother, who would normally have cared for her for another year or two. This cub lives on Wrangel Island, far north of Russia in the Arctic Ocean. She lives there with many other polar bears, but she is alone. She has to find dead things on the shore to eat, defend her finds from scavengers, negotiate other food from hunting bears, and manage to survive. Many other cubs d...more
Based on the true story of an orphaned cub. Far north in the Arctic Ocean on Wrangel Island, an orphaned polar ear cub struggles to find food. Without a mother to feed her, this young female must fend for herself. Due to rising global temperatures, food is hard to find because the pack ice that the bears rely on for hunting is late in coming."--Amazon.com.
Based on a true story, an orphaned cub struggles to survive on Wrangel Island, far north of Russia, as he waits for the ice to return. Beautifully told through prose and pictures. Excellent collaboration and rich details and back matter to leave the reader with more.
Life is difficult for an orphaned polar bear cub. The watercolor illustrations soften the harsh realities of the young cub. An author's note states that the researcher did observe Tuff, the subject of the book, returning to Wrangel Island the following summer.
Grade 4. Hibernation.
Students will be able to experience how the polar bear waits for their time to hibernate. Elaborate by how other animals hibernate.
Students will be able to experience how the polar bear waits for their time to hibernate. Elaborate by how other animals hibernate.
A handsomely illustrated, vividly detailed and gripping story about an orphaned polar bear cub struggling to surive.
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Sandra Markle is the author of more than two hundred children's books, which have won numerous awards, including Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book, IRA/CBC Children's Choice, NSTA/CBC Outstanding Trade Books for Children, NCTE Orbis Pictus Recommended, and ALA Notable Books for Children. She lives in New Zealand.
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