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Polar bear math learning about fractions from Klondike and Snow

Introduces young readers to mathematical concepts about fractions by using charts and recipes for bear milk prepared for two baby polar bears born in a zoo.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Nagda, Ann Whitehead, 1945-
Other Authors:	Bickel, Cindy
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Square Fish, 2008.
Edition:	1st Square Fish ed.
Subjects:	Fractions > Juvenile nonfiction. Polar bear > Juvenile nonfiction. Bears > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:	Introduces young readers to mathematical concepts about fractions by using charts and recipes for bear milk prepared for two baby polar bears born in a zoo.
Physical Description:	29 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN:	9780312377496 (pbk.) 0312377495 (pbk.)
Author Notes:	Ann Whitehead Nagda is the author of Tiger Math, Chimp Math, Polar Bear Math, and Panda Math, as well as several other books about wildlife. Her love of wild animals grew during her visits to national parks and wildlife reserves in Asia and Africa, and today she is a docent at the Denver Zoo. Her newest book, Cheetah Math: Learning About Division from Baby Cheetahs , was released in Fall 2007 by Henry Holt. Ms. Nagda lives in Boulder, Colorado, with her husband. Cindy Bickel has worked at the Denver Zoo for more than thirty years. During her career, she has hand-raised hundreds of babies for the zoo, using math every day in her job as a veterinary assistant. Ms. Bickel helped write Chimp Math, Tiger Math , and Klondike and Snow: The Denver Zoo's Remarkable Story of Raising Two Polar Bear Cubs .