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 The AMAZING World of Polar Bears By: Aislinn Wallin & Tara Osborne Table of Contents INTRODUCTION page #3 FOOD, HUNTING, FOOD, HUNTING page #4 HOME SWEET HOME page #6 BODY page #9 THE TRULY FUN FACTS page #12 CONCLUSION page #15  INTRODUCTION Hi! Our names are Aislinn and Tara. Now before we get started buckle your seatbelts because you are about to have the time of your life. Soon you`ll be meeting the POLAR BEAR! Hi it`s Tara speaking that was Aislinn telling you about who you are going to read about. I am going to tell you the chapters and they are food then body then habitat then fun facts! It`s Aislinn again now to read about the polar bear just keep reading.

FOOD, HUNTING, FOOD, HUNTING Aislinn here! Now let`s get this party started! Now let`s talk about the food chapter before we waste any time! So have you been wondering what a polar bears favorite food is? If you have than your information is right here… they LOVE seals and to prove it look in every single polar bear book you find! But that’s not all they also eat dear, berries, and plants. I now I don`t like to eat my veggies. When a polar bear sees a seal that it wants the polar bear will sneak up on the seal until it rests then the seal is dead meat. That is a little bit like a hunter trying to catch a moose. Now I`m going to tell you something ** dreadful  ** when a polar bear is really hungry it can **  attack  ** an adult walrus but the polar bear could DIE! The polar bear could DIE if the walrus sticks it`s tusk in the polar bear! Did you know that when an adult polar bear kills a seal that it only eats the ** blubber  **? The polar bear leaves the rest for other animals like baby polar bears, gulls, and other animals. Polar bears favorite food are seals, like I told you before, but a polar bears favorite part of a seal is the blubber. I bet you did not know that. Wait did you? But the good thing is that the seal blubber adds on to the polar bear blubber so that makes the polar bear stronger! Polar bears spend a lot of time ** hunting **. Polar bears spend a lot of time hunting because they would starve if they can`t catch food. Remember when I told you that polar bears LOVE seal? Well they don`t just like any seals they LOVE, LOVE, LOVE baby seals! But even better baby seals have 50% blubber! But the only problem is that seals are hard to catch! I also have some information on how a polar bear attacks a seal. A polar bear attacks a seal when it comes up to breath. Then the ** brave  ** beast attacks on the **  breathing hole  **. That means that the polar bear attacks where the seal breaths. The polar bears do this so the seal dies quickly. Did you know that a sneaky seagull would try to steal a polar bears ** prey  ** ! The seagulls could steal when the polar bear is not looking. That is like my little bro stealing my candy! Since a polar bears favorite food is seal most polar bears live at the edge of the ice were seals come up to breath. I`m sorry but that is the end of this chapter next is HOME SWEET HOME!

HOME SWEET HOME Hey I`m over here! Not there here! Ok there you go now I, Aislinn Wallin, am going to tell you where polar bears live! Welcome to ** Antarctica  **. Wait what! You mean you don`t know how?! Well in that case just keep reading. Polar bears live in a place that is cold every day! Can you guess what that place is? Wait! How did you know that it was Antarctica! Oh you mean I said it in the beginning in this chapter?! Oh ok so let`s keep going. I bet that you didn`t know that it is cold even when most of the snow melts! Did you know that Antarctica is SO cold and SO dry that plants and trees can`t grow! Did you know that polar bears live in a ** den  ** ? ** KNUT  ** What? You don`t know what a den is? Perfect I was just going to explain that! A den is mostly a… 40 inch snow cave that faces south because south is where it is sunny! Ok I`m tired that was a lot! Did you know that at Antarctica it can drop to – 50% Fahrenheit! Also it is still -50% Fahrenheit in the summer just it is sunny. Now for some MORE dreadful news! The ice in Antarctica is starting to ** melt  **! And that makes it hard for polar bears to hunt and breed! Did you know that polar bears are one of the only animals that can survive the cold weather in Antarctica! Antarctica let`s other animals live there too. Some of those animals are seals, whales, and fish. Did you know that the coldest places in the world are the North Pole and Antarctica itself! In Antarctica the record for the coldest tempter is 128.6 degrees below zero! Now that is what I call FREEZING! Polar bears can`t find food from ** sea ice  ** and that is why polar bears spend most of their time on the ice, frozen, and cold land. That is like staying inside for the WHOLE summer! Now to make this sound more cool listen to this polar bears walk on the coldest lands and the coldest and dangerous waters. That’s the truth you now. Anyway how was it? Well we can get to that later. Did you know that ** scientist  ** is the only people that can actually live in Antarctica?! Their research ** stanchions  ** have such amazing protection! That is like a polar bears fur! A polar bears fur is such amazing protection for the polar bear. Did you know that polar bears chase their food every where?! For example polar bears chase their prey from the freezing cold land to the freezing cold water. Good by next great chapter is body. If you think it is great. BODY Are you ready to get started reading about the body? Did you know that by record, the largest kind of bear is a polar bear? Isn’t that cool? Here is a fact I like about a polar bear. The largest polar bear ever found was a male. Do you know how much he weighed? He was 2,209 pounds! That is like the weight of a horse. A male polar bears weight can be up to 1,800 pounds. On the other hand females can be up to 660 pounds. Those two weights are far apart. It is just like a kindergartener’s weight to a 5th graders weight. Let’s go on the next fact. A male polar bear can be up to 8 feet, 6 inches long. (2.6 meters)! Anyway females can be up to 6 feet 11inches long. (2.1 meters) Did you know that polar bears paws can be 12 inches wide? Do you know something that is 12 inches across, here is one, a ruler? Here is a fact about polar bear cubs. Polar bears cubs are only 12- 14 inches long and they weigh 2 pounds or less when first born. A human weigh much more when first born. How much did you weigh when you were first born? You can ask your parents. Here is a fact about the inside of their bodies. Polar bears have four inches of fat called blubber. They have it to keep warm in harsh winter storms. This just like when you bundle up when it is winter at your house. It might be winter right now. Polar bears have small ears and a tail to stop heat loss. This is just like in a house but we call that insulation. Did you know that on a sunny day polar bears body heat can be the same as a person’s which is 98 degrees Fahrenheit? In that fact we are like polar bears! When it is cold out, it is warmer if a polar bear has clean fur than dirty fur. Do you know what a polar bear’s fur is shaped like? The hair is just like those tubes you play with in the pool. Each bit of a polar bear’s hair is hollow. The hair is water proof. Your skin is also water proof. Here is an ear fact. If polar bears had bigger ears their ears would freeze. Does your ear’s freeze in the winter? Mine do.     How many teeth do you have? A typical person has 32 teeth Polar bears have 42 teeth? Even though they are big they cannot break through the ice. Did I tell you that polar bears feet work like snow shoes so they don’t slip through the ice? Doesn’t it feel like that is impossible since they are so heavy? This fact I like a lot, when a polar bears stands up it can be tall as a one story building! You might know this but that is huge. I am sorry to tell you this but this chapter is over. The next chapter will be fun. Just turn the page. I am not joking. It will be fun.

FUN FACTS!  Are you ready for the last chapter of this book? Yes? Good because here are some fun facts about polar bears! All polar bears are marine mammals. Marine mammals are a diverse group of 100 species of mammal that are primarily ocean dwelling, or depend on the ocean for food. This next fact I think is really sad. For now, polar bears are not extinct animals, but they are in danger of becoming extinct if people keep hunting them. Polar bears actually have no enemies except for humans. Also, a result of global warming, polar bears have to swim up to 100 miles to find the best hunting land. That long is adding to them becoming extinct! Isn’t that bad? Soon we will never see them again. I think that will be sad. For 2 ½ years a mother polar bear will look after her cubs, then she will teach the cubs how to live on their own. Just to tell you mother polar bears usually give birth to twins. Your mother might have a twin for you. Would that be nice? For me no!     In the winter, like most animals, polar bears hibernate. Not like most animals, polar bears do not burry their food. Did you know that polar bears can swim up to 100 miles! In about 16 miles per hour! Isn’t that a long distance? When it comes to swimming, polar bears are real serious about it. Just like you are when you go to school. Are you serious at school? I am. Did you know you know that polar bears depend on the sea, even though other bears don’t? Other bears don’t because they don’t usually swim. Polar bears do depend on the sea because they swim. Some people depend on water. Do you? Polar bears can run up to 26 miles for a short distance. Up in the north at Church hill, there are groups of polar bears but there isn’t anywhere else in the world. Would you like to go up to Churchill to see polar bears in groups? I sure would. Guess what! Male polar bears play fight to get ready for when they are older because when they are older the fight is going to be real, for females. Young males play for practice. When they are older it is going to get ugly. You may play for fun. Polar bears do it for practice. If polar bears live past 2 years they are most likely to live for a very long time. Do you know why it is 2 years? Because cubs live with their moms for 2 ½ years so they know how to live for a very long time! Polar bears can live for about 15-20 years! Guess what! If you see a polar bear at the zoo, it could be a little over 40 years old! I once saw a polar bear that was 31 years old. Have you seen polar bears at the zoo? If you do, you could ask the zoo keeper how old they are. That is what I did. I know you are hooked but it is the end of this chapter which means it is the end of the book. I am sorry. There might be a little more on the next page. Can you trust me? If you do, turn the page.

 CONCLUSION Polar bears are still being hunted today. They also have been dying because of global warming, but everybody can pitch in to save the polar bears. You could tell people to stop hunting polar bears. You could use less electricity. Why not start riding your bike or walk to school? Start to plant trees, or any kind of plant. All of these actions help to lower the result of global warming. If we don’t act fast, polar bears, are in danger of becoming extinct. Now, go tell your friends and tell them to tell their friends. If you do, you and many other people could save all animals in the Arctic, including polar bears. If global warming ends, the Arctic will be colder. Animals will have their homes back. Polar bears won’t have to swim miles and miles to find snow and food and the world will be a better place. Polar bears have four inches of fat called blubber. They mostly eat seals. They live in the Arctic. They also depend on the sea. All of these facts are in each chapter of this book. These facts are the polar bear facts. About the Authors Aislinn Wallin was born April 2, 2002. Throughout her 9 years Aislinn has had 2 crazy dogs, the first one was Bentley. Bentley was a big gray dog. That dog was crazy because he was once accidentally locked in the bathroom! So of course he did something crazy… he dug a hole through the bathroom door!! And that was a mess. But now Aislinn has an Australian cattle dog mix named Resa. But she chases her tail. Aislinn was 8 when she started this story but 9 when she finished. Aislinn never wanted to do a report about polar bears. But it seemed so easy. “Now I love polar bears”, says Aislinn “they seem so interesting and I want to learn more about these amazing bears”, Aislinn adds. She loves other animals but polar bears are the best! Tara Osborne is 8 years old. She was born on August 5 2002. She was adopted in March 2004. Tara was adopted by Sharon McCabe, Gerard Osborne, Siobhan Osborne, and Conor Osborne. First Tara knew nothing about polar bears. Now she knows so much about polar bears. She loves these amazing animals.

** __ GLOSSARY! __ **   ** __ Global warming __ ** ….............. when ice melts ** __ Prey __ ** ………… prey to other animals ** __ Hibernate __ ** ….. to sleep the whole winter ** __ Extinct __ ** ………. Not around anymore ** __ Dwelling __ ** …… private house ** __ Primarily __ ** ……pretty much ** __ Typical __ ** ……normal Blubber fat under the skin of some animals ** __ Dreadful __ ** ……. very sad