Solar Bear

Name: Solar Bear
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9780063251731
Price: 34.99 NZD
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By Beth Ferry

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An empowering picture book from New York Times bestselling author Beth Ferry (Stick and Stone) and Caldecott Honoree Brendan Wenzel (They All Saw a Cat) told with lyrical text and luminous illustrations.Journey with a solar bear who shines a light on the endangered species around the world... Read More

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"Journey with a solar bear who shines a light on the endangered species around the world, from 'ivory tusks and rhino's horn to tiny turtles not yet born' and 'pangolins with pinecone scales to orangutans and humpback whales.' Soon the reader is asked to join the cause with their own mighty roar in this hopeful love letter to planet Earth and those who inhabit it"--

Description

An empowering picture book from New York Times bestselling author Beth Ferry (Stick and Stone) and Caldecott Honoree Brendan Wenzel (They All Saw a Cat) told with lyrical text and luminous illustrations.

Journey with a solar bear who shines a light on the endangered species around the world and join the cause with your own mighty roar in this hopeful love letter to planet Earth and those who inhabit it.

The Earth is ours.

Yours and mine.

So dare to care.

To glow. To shine.

'Cause if you would,

and when you did,

then you will be a solar kid.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780063251731

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 April 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: HarperCollins

Contributors:

Illustrated by Brendan Wenzel

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 279.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 469g

Pages: 40

Collections

Beth Ferry Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s & Teenage Non-Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational

About the Author

Beth Ferry has never met an invisible whale - at least she doesn't think she has. She lives near the beach in New Jersey where she has met many a crab and snail, some super smart seagulls and more barnacles than she can count. Beth and her family love nothing more than walking along the seashore, looking for interesting and wondrous things. In addition to writing books about the beach, Beth enjoys writing about friendship, nice dreams and scarecrows. You can learn more at bethferry.com.

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