Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Jean Craighead George and Wendell Minor, the team responsible for The Wolves Are Back, bring us an Arctic tale. The Last Polar Bear focuses upon young Tigluk, who encounters a polar bear in his Arctic village. Ignoring the warnings of the adult villagers, Tigluk has a close encounter with the bear, named Nanuq. Realizing he has […]
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The Last Polar Bear
January 8th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Arctic·Climate Change·Early Elementary·Eco-Friendly Kids Books·Environment·Environmental Children's Literature·Global Warming·Jean Craighead George·Jennifer Gannett·Native Peoples·Ocean·Older Elementary·Polar Bears·Tribes·Wendell Minor
The Cats of Roxville Station
May 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By CAROLYN M. MULLIN Do you remember having summer reading lists dished out by your public school? There was always such diversity and intrigue (at least in my opinion) amongst the titles that made it to the list. One that I’ll never forget was My Side of the Mountain, also written by Jean Craighead […]
Tags: Animal Behavior·Carolyn M. Mullin·Cats·Deer·Foxes·Jean Craighead George·Natural History·Older Elementary·Owls·Raccoons·Urban Wildlife
The Wolves Are Back
March 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Author Jean Craighead George and artist Wendell Minor have teamed up to bring us the beautifully illustrated tale in The Wolves Are Back. Using the story of a male wolf and his pup to trace the re-introduction of wolves in Yellowstone, they also have provided a chance to explore the backstory […]
Tags: Early Elementary·Jean Craighead George·Jennifer Gannett·Preschoolers·Wendell Minor·Wolves·Yellowstone