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When the Pilchard Brown family take a wrong turn and end up at the North Pole, Mr. White, a friendly polar bear, helps the penguin family find their way back home.

The moon, wind, rain, and a variety of animals celebrate the special occasion that is the birth of a child.

Retells the story of Goldilocks, set in an Inuit village and featuring a family of polar bears.

Meet Timmy Failure, the founder, president, and CEO of the best detective agency in town, probably the nation. And his lazy sidekick, Total, a 1,500-pound polar bear.

A polar bear and penguin duo come together in a sweet ode to winter wonders. From making snow angels to sipping cozy cups of hot chocolate, celebrate winter traditions and the people we get to share them with.

"It is March in the cold North. The long-gone sun is rising. Silvery ice glitters. Snow sparkles in the hazy glow. Two polar bears stand at ice edge: mother and cub. A mother polar bear and her cub are busy searching for food when suddenly, the ice they stand on breaks away-crack! Cut adrift, her cub is out of reach as the treacherous sea beings to carry him away. In she dives! Can they return to land safely? Simply told yet dramatic, and with realistic,...

Experience summer like you've never experienced it before by traveling to Antarctica with evocative poetry. Whimsical illustrations and additional facts accompany each poem to provide further details about the animals and environment at the bottom of the world.

A black dog and a white dog play together all day, and at night the black dog dreams of the jungle and its animals, and the white dog dreams of the Arctic.

"Bear and Mouse have finally overcome their differences and are living together in perfect harmony...until it's time to decorate the Christmas tree! Bear wants dazzling lights, while Mouse prefers gigantic ornaments. Did Mouse just put a manatee on the top of the tree? After Bear attempts an upside-down tree, it looks as if Christmas might be ruined for the pair. But maybe, just maybe, Bear and Mouse can reach a compromise in the spirit of the season"--...

"April Wood has returned home from her adventure on Bear Island. But even though it's been a whole year, she can't stop thinking about Bear. When April hears that a polar bear has been shot and injured in Svalbard, she's convinced it's her friend and persuades her dad to travel with her to the northernmost reaches of the Arctic. So begins an unforgettable journey across frozen tundra and icy glaciers. But along the way, she discovers much more than...