The Three Snow Bears

Aloo-ki glances up from fishing and sees her sled dogs floating off on an ice floe. She races after them and comes upon an igloo. Being a curious girl, she goes inside only to find no one home. That's because the polar bear family who lives there is out walking while their breakfast cools off. Aloo-ki eats some soup, tries on their boots, and finally crawls into the smallest bed for a nap. Meanwhile, Papa, Mama, and Baby Bear see her dogs adrift, swim out to rescue them and return home to find Aloo-ki fast asleep in Baby Bear's bed.

Jan traveled to the far North to meet the Inuit people and see the amazing land where they live. Dramatic illustrations capture the shimmering ice, snow and deep blue seas of the Arctic, and when Jan adds a raven-haired Inuit girl and her appealing huskies, an endearing family of polar bears, and playful Arctic animals in the borders, the result is one of her most beautiful picture books.

The decorative Inuit patterns and clothing Jan uses throughout are sure to attract adult fans and collectors while children will want to listen to and look at this exciting version of a well-loved story over and over again.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/13/2007
ISBN: 9780399247927
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.50h x 11.70w x 0.40d
Award: Colorado Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/30/2007 pg. 81
Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2007 pg. 786
Booklist 09/15/2007 pg. 71
School Library Journal 12/01/2007

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 117605 / Three Snow Bears
Reading Level: 3.1 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5