The Last Polar Bear
by George, Jean Craighead
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AR Book Level
3.2
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
621
Interest Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
134089 EN
About this book
When Tigluk and his grandmother discover a young polar bear cub that has lost its mother, they bring it back to their village. They teach the cub the skills it needs to survive as the Arctic environment shifts around them. The Last Polar Bear follows their efforts to protect the orphaned animal and shows how climate change affects wildlife. Through their care, the story highlights both the vulnerability of polar bears and the power of human kindness.

