A lonely old woman adopts, cares for, and raises a polar bear as if he were her own son in this retelling of a traditional Inuit folktale.When jealous villagers threaten the bear’s life, he is forced to leave his home and his “mother.””The story gives a picture of motherly love toward an ‘adopted child,’ one the woman will love always. Heartwarming.” —School Library Journal
Description
ISBN-13: 9780395975671
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 03/29/1999
Pages: 40
Sales rank: 40,505
Product dimensions: 10.31(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.12(d)
Lexile: AD660L (what’s this?)
Age Range: 4 – 7 Years
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