Kathryn Lasky's Blog, page 11

You can read a new excerpt from The Den of Forever Frost right now

This is the second book, The Den of Forever Frost, coming on Oct 9

I am really excited about the new adventures of the cubs.

You can read a new excerpt from Bears of the Ice right now

This is the second book, The Den of Forever Frost, coming on Oct 9

I am really excited about the new adventures of the cubs.

I’m so excited about Tangled in Time cover art

Harper Collins will release the first book in this series next year

Research books really help

These are just a few of the almost one hundred books I consulted

Hi Readers

I know that writing sounds like a lonely task. But it really isn’t. I am surrounded by invisible helpers. I would be nowhere without my research. So I just want to give a big shout out to the nonfiction authors and photographers who help me piece together what it’s like to be a polar bear—their behavior, their physical attributes and the world they live in. The ice, the prey that sustain them, the environmental pressures they contend with. I can’t list all the authors and photgraphers  but these are just a few of the almost one hundred books I consulted.

Polar Bear Obsession, Paul Nicklen



The World of the Polar Bear, Norbert Rosing



Polar Bears, A Complete Guide to Their Biology and Behavior, Text by Andrew Derocher and Photos by Wayne Lynch



Ice Bear, The Cultural History of an Arctic Icon by Michael Englehard

There is a new video trailer for Bears of the Ice

Take a look, it's really fun

Scholastic Book Fairs will be showing this in thousands of schools.

You can read an excerpt from Bears of the Ice right now

This is the opening chapter of The Quest of the Cubs

My editor is talking about Bears of the Ice

You can be sure she has read The Quest of the Cubs!

Click on the link below

Polar Bear cubs on the tree

Merry Christmas, Bears of the Ice is coming in February

Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Best Children’s Books of 2017

The best aviation- and space-themed books for young readers in 2017.

Valentina Baskova is a natural pilot, and has been flying the Polikarpov Po-2 since she was 12 years old. She’s now 16, and as the Nazis surround Stalingrad, Valentina wants nothing more than to join her sister Tatyana in the air, and become one of the famous “Night Witches” of the 588th Night Bomber Regiment of the Soviet Air Forces. This compelling historical novel includes actual figures from the regiment, such as commander Yevdokia Bershanskaya, and lots of detail about the handling characteristics of the Po-2 and the Yak-1. Ages 9-12.

The stars are aligning.

One of my characters on a truck

Stuck in a traffic jam and guess what came lumbering up next to me. Get ready: Bears of the Ice, the Quest of The Cubs, coming February 27 , 2018