| View Larger Image | The World of the Polar Bear | Hardcoverby Norbert Rosing (Author), Norbert Rosing (Photographer)
| List Price: | $45.00 | | Price: | $29.70 | | You Save: | $15.30 (34%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Firefly Books | | Page Count: | 204 Pages | | Publication Date: | September 12, 2006 | | Sales Rank: | 49,235th |
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Product Description
A powerful predator, revealed here by an acclaimed nature photographer. The polar bear is the largest terrestrial carnivore, uniquely adapted to thrive in the harsh environment of the Far North. In The World of the Polar Bear, renowned nature photographer Norbert Rosing follows the polar bear through each season. With its thorough and engaging text and spectacular photography, the book provides: - A season-by-season account of the life of the polar bear, including feeding, mating, rearing of cubs and journeying from the ice - An intimate look at the animals that share the polar bear's environment, including seals, arctic foxes, walruses and muskoxen - A section on such northern sky phenomena as sun dogs and the northern lights - Many anecdotes and insights about the polar bear -- at once a loving parent, a fierce predator and a natural jester. In addition to the 175 truly remarkable color photographs, there are four spectacular gatefolds. The World of the Polar Bear will appeal to any reader interested in natural history, animals, and the Arctic. Polar bears are seriously threatened by global warming, and this book will attract considerable press Krulak, they were well trained in guerilla warfare and night fighting. This is the story of the paratroopers attention. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 12 reviews)
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son loves this book by sam (McKenna, WA United States)  5 Stars
October 15, 2009
Bought this for my son who loves polar bears. He carries this book everywhere he goes. It has great pictures. Would recommend this book to anyone.
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Awesome book! by D. S. Tew (California) 5 Stars
April 02, 2009
I gave this to a friend as a gift and she loved it! She raved about the photos.
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Stunning photos of magnificent bears by P. F. Ugalde (Vermont, USA) 5 Stars
February 11, 2009
The photographs are amazing and the narrative that explains how he got some of the shots makes you appreciate them even more. Polar bears are magnificent creatures and we are destroying their world. Buy this book, study the photos, read about their world and then make a donation to support polar bear conservation. The clock is ticking.
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The World of the Polar Bear by Dag Stomberg (St. Andrews, Scotland) 5 Stars
November 23, 2008
Ours is essentially a tragic age, what about Global Warming? The polar bear is relevant. Scientists believe the polar bear will be the first to be threatened with extinction due to climate change in the North.
The World of the Polar Bear by Norbert Rosing merits close study.
The possible fate of the polar bear places the reality of climate change as a very serious matter to be considered by all of us!
Dag Stomberg
St. Andrews, Scotland
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One of the greatest Polar Bear Book by C. Lee (Tucson, AZ) 5 Stars
September 26, 2008
Since others have issued several reviews, I will just skip the same point with them.
I really love this book, along with Thorsten Milese's "Little Polar Bears", they are two my most-love polar bear books.
What are the in common with two? They are both "large" books, compared with other books. While we spend a little bit more, we get lots back. They are hardcover books, with ~200 pages inside, much more beautiful pictures and words description aside. They seem to be living in arctic area for long time, maybe one whole year, to capture precious photos like mother and cubbies in the den, hunting seals ... etc.
In this book ( Norbert Rosing ) you can find several famous pictures from National Geographic. I've found 1 for mouse pad, 3 for Desktop pictures.
If 30 dollars is not a heavy burden for you, I will strongly recommend to get this book rather than smaller and cheaper book.
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Here, you will learn from one of the world's leading polar bear experts, Ian Stirling, how the polar bear evolved and adapted to its world of snow and ice. You will follow the life of the polar bear from its birth in a snowy...
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