| Polar Bear Math: Learning about Fractions from Klondike and Snow Contributor(s): Nagda, Ann Whitehead (Author), Bickel, Cindy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312377495 ISBN-13: 9780312377496 Publisher: Square Fish OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: When a polar bear gives birth to two tiny cubs at the Denver Zoo and then abandons them, the zoo staff must raise the cubs. Young readers follow Klondike and Snow as they grow from fragile newborns to large, lively bears, learning about fractions along the way. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Bears - Juvenile Nonfiction | Mathematics - Fractions - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Zoos |
| Dewey: 513.26 |
| Lexile Measure: 740 |
| Series: Animal Math |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 7.94" W x 10" (0.26 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Colorado - Locality - Denver, Colorado |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 80703 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Early one morning at the Denver Zoo, a polar bear gives birth to two tiny babies, then abandons them. The zoo staff must raise the babies, but there are many things they don't know. What foods are best? How much should the cubs eat? Once they figure out the answers, the cubs quickly become healthy, happy young bears. Young readers follow Klondike and Snow as they grow from fragile newborns to large, lively bears, and along the way they'll learn about fractions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nagda, Ann Whitehead: - Ann Whitehead Nagda is the author of math picture books about baby zoo animals, including Panda Math and Cheetah Math, as well as several other books about wildlife. She lives in Boulder, Colorado. Bickel, Cindy: -Cindy Bickel has worked at the Denver Zoo for more than thirty years, where she has helped raise many baby animals, including the polar bears Klondike and Snow. She lives in Boulder, Colorado. |