A gorgeously illustrated nonfiction book about the polar bear, this is a factually accurate as well as a poetic exploration of polar bear bodies, habits, and habitats. The world of the polar bear focuses on that one marvelous, mystical and endangered animal. This pack includes a 7page all about polar bears book template, 2 polar bear graphic organizers a kwl chart and a canhaveare chart, and an invitation to a polar bear party invite parents, teachers, or other classes to hear your students. Use these activities to supplement any nonfiction polar bear unit. This book starts out a bit like a story by focusing on a mother polar bear and her cub. Fill your winter book basket with some polar bear books for kids. The best viewing hours for the northern lights cam are during the darkest part of the night, generally 10pm4am et.
Not only does this book have a narrative text, but there is also informational text on each page. Polar bears look white because each hollow hair reflects the light. Students learn about the polar bears body coverings and how the coverings help the bear survive in the arctic climate. Use these activities to supplement a nonfiction polar bear unit. Male polar bear can weigh up to 1500 pounds and reach 10 feet in length. An interesting fact about polar bears is they can weigh up to 1,700 pounds. Although they look white, their fur is transparent. Polar bears are among the most majestic and unique creatures on earth. This book will give your students information about the polar bears arctic habitat. Polar bear activities, crafts, lessons, and printables. Polar bears at the zoo, part of at the zoo set 2, is a nonfictioninformational, h leveled, upper emergent reader polar bears at the zoo is part of at the zoo set 2. Discuss and list the experiences of the characters in the three snow bears on chart paper. Engage students with facts about where polar bears can be found with this delightful informational text.
The polar bear is the largest predator that lives on land. The polar bears are hungry by carol carrick author, paul carrick illustrator mother bear teaches her cubs how to swim and hunt seals. Our live polar bear cams of the annual gathering of polar bears in churchill, canada have ended for the season. The enlarged pictures of polar bears covers each page, and bold, blue headings summarizes the paragraphs.
When light bounces back from the fur, result is a white color, combination of all colors. Male polar bears may grow 10 feet tall and weigh over 1400 pounds. Click here for a fun song with polar bear facts and great video national geographic for kids click here to read facts about polar bear, hear their roar, and view photos. For example, there is a polar bear dressed up in a lab coat and a polar bear stepping on a scale at a doctors office. Full of fascinating information, this book explores the world of the polar bear on land and under water. A breakdown of everything you need to know about polar bear living.
Polar bears are beautiful animals and fun to learn about. All about polar bears informational text writing free by. Here, you will learn from one of the worlds leading polar bear experts, ian stirling, how the polar bear evolved and adapted to its world of snow and ice. In polar bears at the zoo, read about the polar bears. In my opinion, this is a great informational story about polar bears. Polar bears full of fascinating information, this book explores the world of the polar bear on land and under water. But under their fur, polar bears have black skinthe better to soak in the suns warming rays. A total immersion into the world and knowledge of the polar bear. There is even a sound book 2011 where you press a button to hear sounds from a variety of animals.
Ice bear, in the steps of a polar bear read aloud youtube. But climate change is making it harder for polar bears to hunt. This companion book to brown bear, brown bear what do you see takes the kids on an auditory voyage and has children chanting rhythmic words and making animal sounds. The adorable resource below is part of our polar bear fun. In polar bears at the zoo, find out how a polar bears skin is really black and that polar bears do not really hibernate. There is loads of information on polar bears including. In t his revised and updated third edition of his book, rosing marries his heartstoppingly beautiful photography with personal, informative insights drawn.
This would be a great addition to a polar bear or arctic animal study. The illustrations make the book appear to be fiction. Susan crockford is a university of victoria british columbia, canada zoologist who. Ice bears is a nonfiction childrens book that tells us about the characteristics and lives of polar bears, nanuk, as seen through the eyes of the inuit, people of the arctic. Before beginning your science lesson plans for kindergarten, introduce the topic and by reading the book polar bears, by gail gibbons. This nonfiction reader is a great source of basic and interesting facts about polar bears. A gorgeously illustrated nonfiction book about the polar bear, this.
This download has everything you need to help scaffold your students through the entire process or resea. The panda mistakes him for a panda and a friendship is formed. This book is aimed at people who want to learn about polar bears but lack the scientific knowledge needed for scientific journals. Polar bears are native to the icy cold water of the arctic ocean and its surrounding areas.
They use this informational writing template and write a report about polar bears. The story provides a lot of information about polar bears, where they live, what they eat without being to. Informative information about polar bears with beautiful illustrations. The polar bears are hungry childrens books read aloud. In conclusion, the polar bear is thriving with almost 50% less sea ice than existed in 1979 with little evidence that catastrophe for the species awaits. A polar bear may also hunt by swimming beneath the ice. Zoozoo animal world is a series of appealing informational texts that uncover details about animals in several different habitats, such as t. Informational nonfiction 1,273 words, level q grade 3, lexile 1030l. This freebie is included in my differentiated all about polar bears nonfiction writing activitythis freebie includes. If youd rather use this with a guided reading group, it is a level 2 reader. I really liked the illustrations and features in this book. The photgraphs are also excellent and help to explain the life of the bears. Interesting facts about polar bears educational video for school learning duration.
Find fiction and nonfiction polar bear books for kids ages 210. Animated clips make it more engaging to young readers. I love this book because it covers the origins of polar bears, gives a lot of information on where the bear population is stable, where it is. The bears stark white coat provides camouflage in surrounding snow and ice. Ice melts earlier and reforms later than it has in the past. Learn why a polar bears physique is perfect for the arctic. Sadly the polar bear is classified as a vulnerable species. Next, its time for the students to show what theyve learned in all of these polar bear activities. Informational nonfiction, 1,273 words, level q grade 3, lexile 1030l. Discuss and list the facts and details from the informational resources above on another chart. Online guided reading program with interactive ebooks, downloadable books, and reading.
On the contrary, many arctic residents complain there are now too many bears for human safety. This lesson can be generalized to apply to other marine mammals, such as whales and seals, as well as to penguins. This pack includes a 7page all about polar bears book template, 2 polar bear graphic organizers a kwl chart and a canhaveare chart, and an invitation to a polar bear party invite parents, teachers, or other classes to hear your. From polar bears to penguins, young students love learning all about the amazing animals of the arctic. Working in a painterly, expressive way, jenni desmond creates landscapes and creatures that are marked by atmosphere and emotion, telling a story about bears that engages the. Get ready to be wooed by adorable baby cubs and impressed by majestic adult bears captured in stunning photographs by renowned wildlife photographer mark newman. Use these charts to make a venn diagram comparing and contrasting polar bears in the literature to the polar bears in the informational text. Until they return next fall, enjoy our northern lights cam and highlights of the bears from 2019. One day the curious polar bear peers over the cliff too far and fall into a mud puddle. Every once in a while a book comes along that combines both art and research so completely, so intuitively, that it becomes a classic, offering the reader not only a wealth of information, but an escape into the life of the subject covered. Draw a penguin simple more arctic animal printouts. It covers all aspects of polar bear life and the research of the bears. This is a good book for building reading confidence.
This informational reading and writing unit is perfect for kindergarten, first grade and second grade students who want to learn about five mammals. But when the ice melts earlier than usualthe result of. The organization of the information goes from general to. With a big stash of polar bearthemed books on hand, you and your kids will have a hard time choosing which book to. This fiction and nonfiction book list is a musthave. Sweet little story about a panda bear and a polar bear that are separated from each other by a huge cliff. Welcome to the worlds foremost resource for information on polar bears and their arctic habitat. This pack includes a 7page all about polar bears book template, 2 polar bear graphic organizers a kwl chart and a canhaveare chart, and an invitation to a polar bear party invite parents, teachers, or other classes to hear. At home in the cold beyond penguins and polar bears. Here, you will learn from one of the worlds leading polar bear experts, ian stirling, how the polar bear evolved and. Frizzle and her class are off to the arctic to discover the different animals that live there, and.
Polar bear and arctic preschool and kindergarten activities, crafts, games, and printables. Polar bears often rest silently at a seals breathing hole in the ice, waiting for a seal in the water to surface. Despite what we think, a polar bears fur is not white. What would happen if a polar bear and a grizzly bear met each other. Download our polar bear paw printable to see the different versions. All about polar bears informational text writing free. When theyve finished they make a cute torn paper polar bear craft.
Polar bears with their beautiful white fur and powerful presence, polar bears rule the arctic. The inuit people arrived in the arctic around 40,000 years ago and. Spread out the polar bears paws wide on the floor and have your kid step wide to each paw or have them step on a fact and read it out loud. Polar bear facts including information on polar bear size, adaptations, what polar bears eat, cubs, global warming, the environment, etc. In t his revised and updated third edition of his book, rosing marries his heartstoppingly beautiful photography with personal, informative insights drawn from his more than 25 years exploring the north. You may purchase the book individually, as a 6pk six books of the same title, or. The illustrations of these polar bears look almost like photographs. But their existence is threatened, not by other animals or the harsh conditions in which they live, but by humans.