A hunter and his wife find a child in the Arctic and begin to raise him as their own, but on the day the child wanders off, a bear comes to take him back to his real mother and the hunter vows to kill the creature that took his child.
Investigates the impact of climate change on the polar bears, caribou, permafrost, ice cap, and people who live in Earth's Arctic zone, and looks at efforts to combat the problem.
Describes the Native nations that have lived for thousands of years in the northernmost part of present-day North America, where the frigid climate impacts every aspect of daily life for such groups as the Inuit, Yupik, and Inupiat.
Discusses the peoples of the high Arctic, their traditions, and the changes they face in the modern world and from global warming, in a book that looks at languages, hunting traditions, and religious practices.
Ashley has always had a special bond with the polar bears that inhabit her tiny Arctic village, and when a young girl is mangled by a bear, she sets out in search of the legendary spirit bear to understand the truth.
