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conversations.value: a description for a book titled The Snow Bear about Bruun, Inuit, Arctic with the genre: Children's Books, Growing Up & Facts of Life
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conversations.value: Gr 1-3-This fablelike story seems more likely to appeal to adults than to young listeners. the author's unusual tale chronicles the friendship between a hungry polar bear and a curious and compassionate young Inuit child named Bruun. It details the way the bond between bear and child is forged (the child leads the hungry bear away from town, only to be trapped in the Arctic wilderness for the long cold winter) and the way that bond influences the bear's last year of life (too weak to hunt, she is fed and nurtured by the now-grown Bruun). While the author's note outlines the author's intentions, the text doesn't convey her conservation message clearly-nor, unfortunately, does it stand alone as a compelling story. Literal-minded young listeners will wonder how the child managed to survive, and worry about why he wanted to return to the animal's harsh world rather than remain reunited with his family. Davis's illustrations, although effective in their icy-blue evocation of a wintry world, do little to illuminate these mysteries. While this title might be of local interest because of its setting, most libraries will prefer a more engaging story to explicate the complicated connection between humans and their environment.
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conversations.value: the author's unusual tale chronicles the friendship between a hungry polar bear and a curious and compassionate young Inuit child named Bruun. It details the way the bond between bear and child is forged (the child leads the hungry bear away from town, only to be trapped in the Arctic wilderness for the long cold winter) and the way that bond influences the bear's last year of life (too weak to hunt, she is fed and nurtured by the now-grown Bruun). While the author's note outlines the author's intentions, the text doesn't convey her conservation message clearly-nor, unfortunately, does it stand alone as a compelling story. Literal-minded young listeners will wonder how the child managed to survive, and worry about why he wanted to return to the animal's harsh world rather than remain reunited with his family. Davis's illustrations, although effective in their icy-blue evocation of a wintry world, do little to illuminate these mysteries. While this title might be of local interest because of its setting, most libraries will prefer a more engaging story to explicate the complicated connection between humans and their environment.
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conversations.value: What could be a title for a book about Dawn, hook, Kneen's with the genre: Children's Books, Growing Up & Facts of Life?
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conversations.value: A title for this book could be 'The Snow Bear'