Polar Bear Books & Videos

  These books and videos might be a good place to start if you are researching polar bears.


 

Polar Dance: Born of the North Wind

story by Fred Bruemmer, photographed by Thomas Mangelson, Images of Nature, 1997.

This book follows the story of a mother bear and her cubs through the cycle of the four seasons.


The World of the Polar Bear

written and photographed by Norbert Rosing, Firefly Books Ltd., Toronto, 1996.


Polar Bears

by Ian Stirling, photos by Dan Guravich, University of Michigan Press, 1990.


Polar Bears

by Nikita Ovsyanikov, Raincoast Books, Vancouver, 1998.


A Polar Bear Can Swim

A polar bear can swim, but it can't sleep upside down.  From the polar bear to the bat, hummingbird, cow, and whale, young readers will discover the amazing things animals can and cannot do in this Science Easy-to-Read book. 

Videos


Polar Bear Alert, National Geographic Society, USA, 1982.

This video takes us to Churchill for a look at polar bears in the region.   You will learn about polar bears' characteristics, habitat, migration patterns, and the effects of human contact.  Some fascinating footage along with scientist Ian Stirling, who is on a tagging and tracking expedition.  Although this production is older, the information is still poignant and relevant to us today.
 

The Shrinking Polar Bear, CBC, Canada, 1997.

This is a news report from the CBC National Magazine, which takes a look at the impact global warming is having on the polar bears.  We meet up again with Ian Stirling and learn what his years of research have revealed about the population.
 

Wapusk National Park, Discovery Channel, Good Earth Productions,Mississauga, Ontario, 1997.

Wapusk Park is a Canadian National Park located near Churchill, Manitoba.  This video describes the region and looks at the research that is taking place with the polar bears.
 
 
 
 

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