Follow the Polar Bears

by Sonia Black, Turi MacCombie

Traces the life cycle of polar bears, from the birth of twin cubs, through their infancy, until they leave their mother to seek mates of their own.

Genres: Animals, Nonfiction, Childrens, Science, Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2001

Reviews

[Joan]

Let’s follow the polar bears. Inside the den, waiting, waiting; finally, there are polar bear twins for Mother Polar Bear to feed and cuddle. At eight weeks or so, their eyes open; the twins can stand and they can walk on all four legs. It’s time to explore!

What will the polar bear twins discover?

This science-based book teaches young readers about the lives of polar bears from newborn cubs to grown bears ready to live on their own. As the story unfolds, the young reader learns about the polar bear’s habitat and observes their interaction with their environment. The softly colored, scientifically accurate illustrations are sure to delight the young reader.

A Scholastic Hello Reader! Science – Level 1, this oversized book with its rhyming text uses a large print that is easy for young children to read. Frequently used, familiar words [the, is, and] and phonetic skills for decoding new words support the young reader and help develop a love of reading. Colorful illustrations accompany the text and provide textual clues as the young reader interprets the pictures. The goal of Hello Reader! Books is for children to read fluently and independently. A page of suggested activities for interacting with the book before, during, and after reading is included in the book.

Recommended.

[Linda Brewer]

This is a cute book written in rhythm. It tells about polar bears with facts and pleasant illustrations. Grades K-2 students will enjoy this book as a read-aloud or reading it themselves. This will be a good mentor text for providing factual information in poetry form.

[Karin]

Children's literature nonfiction reader
K-1

This is an easy read rhyming book that looks at the life of a polar bear from birth to mating with 'warm fuzzy' illustrations to help students deduce unknown words. It could possibly be used as a mentor text for rhyming verse and nonfiction writing.

[Little Champs]

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[Jaime]

I read this book to Julianna. Added a nonfiction for a change. She likes animals.

[Anna]

Okay, so I am a big dork, but I thought this was a really cute book. It tells an educational story about polar bears that shows kids their habitat and helps them better understand this type of animal. Definitely something I would recommend to my low readers.

[Megan Coloutti]

Another Lever 1 Reader, but this one is a story about polar bears. Another good example of early reading experiences and basic knowledge of polar bears. A great book to teach students about winter animals!

[Cws]

JEAR1-Bla

[Service Room 12]

It taught us things about polar bears. The babies were cute. Now I think polar bears are interesting.

[Kymberly]

Great for beginner readers, good information on their level.

[Kelly Shiverdecker]

Published: 2000
This informational book is about the journey a polar bear goes on from the moment they are born, which would be good for students to read to understand the life cycle of a specific animal and what they experience.