Polar Bear Math: Learning About Fractions from Klondike and Snow

Early one morning at the Denver Zoo, a polar bear gives birth to two tiny babies, then abandons them. The zoo staff must raise the babies, but there are many things they don't know. What foods are best? How much should the cubs eat? Once they figure out the answers, the cubs quickly become healthy, happy young bears. Young readers follow Klondike and Snow as they grow from fragile newborns to large, lively bears, and along the way they'll learn about fractions.

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By Erika Sorocco - October 20, 2004

One early morning, a polar bear gives birth to two little polar bear cubs at the Denver Zoo. The two babies, later named Klondike and Snow, are both cold and weak, and poor little Klondike has a cut on his head. The Mother soon abandons both babies, leaving the zoo staff to raise the cubs on their own. However, it is not as easy as it looks, for the staff are confused about many things, such as what foods will give them the nutrients they need, and how much they should eat. However, once learned, the staff quickly turn the cubs into healthy young bears who swim and play on their own. Now it's your turn, for you are going to learn fractions as you follow the zoo's staff on their quest to raise Klondike and Snow from cubs to full-grown bears.

I have been an avid fan of Klondike and Snow since I first heard about them a few years ago. Their journey from cub-dom into adult-hood has always intrigued me, so when I came across POLAR BEAR MATH, I knew that I just had to have it... read more

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By T. Darling - April 1, 2009

I am a second grade teacher. This book had great picts and storyline, but the fractions became overwhelming-this is appropriate for the end of third to fourth grade.

Not as good as I thought it would be

By RicC - April 25, 2013

I used the book Tiger Math in my class to teach graphing. This book is in the same series. The photos are small and the book isn't designed as well as the other books in the series. Was not happy.