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Based on a true story, Waiting for Ice follows an orphaned polar bear cub as she struggles to find food on Wrangel Island, far north in the Arctic Ocean. Left alone at ten months old, the young female finds herself up against other bears who are bigger and stronger than she is—and just as hungry. Due to rising temperatures, the bears are trapped on the island until the ice packs reform. Only then can they venture out to hunt for seals and whales, using the ice as life rafts.

This poignant tale illustrates the serious threat of global climate crisis to these iconic Arctic predators.

Waiting for Ice

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    A Hardback by Sandra Markle, Alan Marks

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      Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
      Publication Date: 01/02/2012
      ISBN13: 9781580892551, 978-1580892551
      ISBN10: 1580892558
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      Children’s / Teenage general interest: Nature, animals, the natural world

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Based on a true story, Waiting for Ice follows an orphaned polar bear cub as she struggles to find food on Wrangel Island, far north in the Arctic Ocean. Left alone at ten months old, the young female finds herself up against other bears who are bigger and stronger than she is—and just as hungry. Due to rising temperatures, the bears are trapped on the island until the ice packs reform. Only then can they venture out to hunt for seals and whales, using the ice as life rafts.

      This poignant tale illustrates the serious threat of global climate crisis to these iconic Arctic predators.

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