On thin ice : the changing world of the polar bear /

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by Ellis, Richard,
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Published by : Alfred A. Knopf, (New York :) Physical details: 400 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. Subject(s): Polar bear. | Polar bear --Effect of human beings on. | Global warming. | Global environmental change. Year : 2009 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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Charlottetown Rural High School 599.7 ELL Available
Charlottetown Rural High School 599.7 ELL Available
Charlottetown Rural High School 599.7 ELL Available

"Borzoi book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. [355]-381) and index.

Europeans "discover" the polar bear (and the bear discovers them) -- The great ice bear -- Polar bear nations -- The Eskimo and the polar bear -- Hunting the hunter -- In the zoo and the circus -- On the whiteness of the bear -- Global warming and the bear -- Is the polar bear doomed?.