Northern Exposures Contributor(s): Walters, Eric (Author) |
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ISBN: 1554551072 ISBN-13: 9781554551071 Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 2008 * Out of Print * Annotation: Walters' latest thrilling adventure is packed with fascinating encounters with bears and thrilling rides in the gargantuan all-terrain buggies used to spot Arctic wildlife--and it introduces the issue of environmental commercialization to its young audience with subtlety. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - Environment - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Bears |
Dewey: FIC |
Age Level: 9-12 |
Grade Level: 4-7 |
Lexile Measure: 680(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.6" W x 7.92" L (0.81 lbs) 208 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic - Geographic Orientation - Manitoba - Topical - Ecology |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 10/15/2008 pg. 1125 School Library Journal 02/01/2009 pg. 112 |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 69837 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Kevin Spreekmeester can't believe it's not a practical joke. He's just won a photography contest he doesn't even remember entering and his winning photo was the result of a weird shutter glitch - not the amazing talent that the judges seem to think he possesses. What's even more bizarre is that the prize is a five-day trip to Churchill, Manitoba, to photograph polar bears with a renowned wildlife photographer. It all sounds pretty good though - it's a chance for Kevin to escape his uber-controlling parental units and the tedium of school. Of course, Kevin doesn't count on losing his luggage, or becoming the youngest - and most reluctant - member of a seniors' eco-tour, or even finding himself sprinting across the tundra with a very large, hungry polar bear about to swat him into oblivion. Northern Exposures is Eric Walters' latest thrilling adventure complete with his trademark humor and sensitivity toward the growing-up challenges faced by his young characters. It's fun and exciting - packed with fascinating encounters with bears and thrilling rides in the gargantuan all-terrain buggies used to spot Arctic wildlife - and it manages to introduce the issue of environmental commercialization to its young audience with subtlety. Always a number one choice of both kids and parents, Eric Walters does it again with this terrific new story. |
Contributor Bio(s): Walters, Eric: - Eric Walters |
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