The Loneliest Polar Bear - A True Story of Survival and Peril on the Edge of a Warming World by Kale Williams

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"A moving story of abandonment, love, and survival against the odds." - Dr. Jane Goodall. The heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful story of an abandoned polar bear cub named Nora and the humans working tirelessly to save her and her species, whose uncertain future in the accelerating climate crisis is closely tied to our own. Six days after giving birth, a polar bear named Aurora got up and walked away from her den at the Columbus Zoo, leaving her tiny squealing cub to fend for herself. Hours later, Aurora still hadn't returned. The cub was furless and blind, and with her temperature dropping dangerously, the zookeepers entrusted with her care felt they had no choice - they would have to raise one of the most dangerous predators in the world by hand. Over the next few weeks, a group of veterinarians and zookeepers worked around the clock to save the cub, whom they called Nora. Humans rarely get as close to a polar bear as Nora's keepers got to their fuzzy charge. But the two species have long been intertwined. Three decades before Nora's birth, her father, Nanuq, was orphaned when an Inupiat hunter killed his mother, leaving Nanuq to be sent to a zoo. That hunter, Gene Agnaboogok, now faces some of the same threats as the wild bears near his Alaskan village of Wales, on the westernmost tip of the North American continent. As sea ice diminishes and temperatures creep up year after year.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range - Adult
    • Format - Hardcover
    • Dimensions - 8.3" W x 5.5" H x 1.2" D
    • Genre - Nature & Wildlife
    • Publisher - Crown Publishing Group, Publication date - 03-23-2021
    • Page count - 288
    • ISBN - 9781984826336
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4 years ago
from Birmingham,Alabama

The Loneliest Polar Beat: A True Story of Survival

The Loneliest Polar Bear was heartwarming and very educational. Not only was it educational about polar bears but also about climate change and how it is being studied . Recommend this book highly

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4 years ago
from Dallas, TX

Climate Change

The Loneliest Polar Bear is not only the story of Nora, the Polar Bear, it is also an excellent explanation and warning of climate change. If you are interested in a book that explains in detail, this is the book for you. And how can you resist such a cute Polar Bear!

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