| On Thin Ice: The Changing World of the Polar Bear Contributor(s): Ellis, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307454649 ISBN-13: 9780307454645 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Bears - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Nature | Animals - Wildlife |
| Dewey: 599.786 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.34" W x 7.96" (0.88 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Polar bears--fierce and majestic--have captivated us for centuries. Feared by explorers, revered by the Inuit, and beloved by zoo goers everywhere, they are a symbol for the harsh beauty and muscular grace of the Arctic. But as global warming threatens the ice caps' integrity, the polar bear has also come to symbolize the environmental peril that has arisen due to harmful human practices. In the past twenty years alone, the world population of polar bears has shrunk by half. Today they number just 22,000. Urgent and stirring, On Thin Ice is both a celebration and a rallying cry on behalf of one of earth's greatest natural treasures. |