On Thin Ice: The Changing World of the Polar Bear
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- Synopsis
- 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 Iceis both a celebration and a rallying cry on behalf of one of earth's greatest natural treasures.
- Copyright:
- 2009
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780307273024
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780307454645, 9780307270597
- Publisher:
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Date of Addition:
- 12/05/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Richard Ellis
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Animals, Outdoors and Nature, Earth Sciences
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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