Science Comics: Polar Bears: Survival on the Ice by Jason
Viola, illustrated by Zack Giallongo.
120 pages. GRAPHIC NOVEL/ NON-FICTION First Second (Roaring Brook Press),
2019. $20.
Content: Language: G; Mature Content: G; Violence:
PG.
BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS – ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
A mother polar bear is teaching her two bear
cubs about how to survive. As she
teaches them to hunt and build dens, she also explains different parts of the
eco-system that affect their survival, such as the ice. Mama polar bear explains interactions polar
bears have had with humans and how the climate change is affecting their lives.
I enjoyed this non-fiction glimpse into the
lives of polar bears and their interesting habits. Some of the Science Comic graphic novels have
concepts that are too hard for elementary readers to understand, but this one
is perfect for upper elementary or middle school. I think this is an effective way to show how
climate change is impacting the animals of our world and why the ice maters to
our planet. I put the violence as PG because
when the bears are eating a whale it is bloody.
Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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