Polar Bears' Search for Ice: A Cause and Effect Investigation

By Jenna Glatzer

Polar bears are losing their Arctic homes. As the Arctic ice shrinks, so does their habitat. Polar bears have become animals on the edge. Discover how scientists are trying to answer the questions behind polar bears' search for ice.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Aug 1, 2021
• ISBN: 9781663982827

Jenna Glatzer

Jenna Glatzer (www.jennaglatzer.com) is the author or ghostwriter of 20 books. Her recent work includes The Marilyn Monroe Treasures (Barnes & Noble/Metro Books), a bestseller for Barnes & Noble and released in five languages; My Stolen Son with Susan Markowitz (Berkley/Penguin), which is the true story behind the major motion picture Alpha Dog; Bullyproof Your Child for Life with Joel Haber, Ph.D. (Avery/Penguin); and the authorized biography Celine Dion: For Keeps (Andrews McMeel).  She lives in New York with her daughter.

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Chapter 1: What’s Happening to Polar Bears?

Chapter 2: No Frozen Dinners

Chapter 3: The Meltdown

Chapter 4: Solutions

Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Resources to Help Polar Bears

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CHAPTER 1

What’s Happening to Polar Bears?

News programs report the plight of the polar bears. Commercials for wildlife groups show pictures of cute polar bear cubs floating on melting chunks of ice. The sad music that plays in the background tugs at your heartstrings. You might be wondering what’s happening.

On May 14, 2008, polar bears were listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act of the United States. Threatened species are not quite in danger of dying out, but they