Kali's Story: An Orphaned Polar Bear Rescue

Follow the rescue of orphaned polar bear Kali (pronounced Cully) from the Inupiat village of Kali (Point Lay in English) to the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage to his new home at the Buffalo Zoo in New York with Luna, a female polar bear. This photographic journey beautifully captures the remarkable development of the cub, who initially drinks from a baby bottle, sucks his paw for comfort, and sleeps with a "blankie" as he rapidly grows into the largest land carnivore on earth. This work of narrative nonfiction includes a 4-page For Creative Minds section in the back of the book and a 54-page cross-curricular Teaching Activity Guide online. Kali's Story is vetted by experts and designed to encourage parental engagement. Its extensive back matter helps teachers with time-saving lesson ideas, provides extensions for science, math, and social studies units, and uses inquiry-based learning to help build critical thinking skills in young readers. The Spanish translation supports ELL and dual-language programs. The interactive ebook reads aloud in both English and Spanish with word highlighting and audio speed control to promote oral language skills, fluency, pronunciation, text engagement, and reading comprehension.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Arbordale Publishing
Published: 02/10/2014
ISBN: 9781628552171
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 9.80h x 8.40w x 0.40d
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/03/2014
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 pg. 165 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 164412 / Kali's Story: An Orphaned Polar Bear Rescue
Reading Level: 4.2 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5