{"product_id":"polar-bear-bowler-a-story-without-words-paperback","title":"Polar Bear Bowler: A Story Without Words - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAshley Sanborn\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eKarl Beckstrand\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Charming.... Sanborn's cartooning is full of...polish and physical comedy.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublisher's Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003eThe rollicking adventures of a polar bear who hitches a ride to Antarctica. He's never seen penguins before-to him they look like something fun to play with! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Kids will delight.\"\u003c\/b\u003e - Natasha Yim. A friendly snowball fight set in the poles and brought to life by illustrator Ashley Sanborn (\u003ci\u003eThe Dancing Flamingos of Lake Chimichanga\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIf Cancer Was a Fish\u003c\/i\u003e). 8\"x10\" snow story by best-selling, award-winning author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (\u003ci\u003eWhy Juan Can't Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e-see all of Beckstrand's 60+ multicultural books). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChildren cement their vocabulary\u003c\/b\u003e as they find and name animals and describe the story (older kids can write the action\/describe the environment). Explore this wordless picture book on differences and cooperation (for beginning readers ages 1 - 6, preschool - 1st grade, Emergent Reader\/Fountas \u0026amp; Pinnell: A, DRA: 1). Find the sea lion\/seal inside! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1, Stories Without Words\u003c\/b\u003e (bedtime\/baby book) series. See others in this no-words series: \u003ci\u003eButterfly Blink\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Gopher Golf\u003c\/i\u003e. Get this children's book on sportsmanship, friendship, and getting along in hard cover, soft cover, or ebook with covers in 20+ languages: Bulgarian, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Mandarin, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe perfect length book for kids\u003c\/b\u003e (not too long for adults): 30 full-color illustrations. Premio Publishing \u0026amp; Gozo Books (worldwide rights (c) Nov. 2014; get classroom lesson plans) PremioBooks; libraries, schools, and all major distributors. None of our picture books discuss gender or orientation. LCCN: 2014947746; JUV002030, JUV030120, JUV019000, HUM001000, JUV010000, SPO007000, English Hard ISBN: 978-0985398835, Soft ISBN: 978-0692220962 (ebook: 978-1311262097)\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKarl Beckstrand is the bestselling and award-winning author of 20 multicultural\/multilingual books and more than 50 ebook titles (reviews by Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus, School Library Journal, The Horn Book's blog, ForeWord Reviews). Raised in San Jose, CA (he knows the secret to peeling avocados), he has a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APU, and a broadcast\/film certificate from Film A. Academy. Since 2004 he has run Premio Publishing. His survival western, To Swallow the Earth, won a 2016 International Book Award. A college media instructor, Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. His nationally lauded Y.A. stories, e-book mysteries, nonfiction, ESL\/ELL Spanish\/bilingual books, wordless and STEM books feature ethnically diverse characters-and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared in: Amazon, Baker \u0026amp; Taylor, Barnes \u0026amp; Noble, Costco, Deseret Book, Follett, iBooks, Ingram, Papercrafts Magazine, Target.com, The U.S. Congressional Record, Walmart.com, FB, Twitter, http: \/\/KarlBeckstrand.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.08 x 10 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454342348978,"sku":"9780692220962","price":17.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f3b8c2a4261709e717ae0e308ab2cab9.webp?v=1778848625","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/polar-bear-bowler-a-story-without-words-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}