A dot in the snow / Corrinne Averiss, Fiona Woodcock.
By: Averiss, Corrinne [author.].
Contributor(s): Woodcock, Fiona [author.].
Oxford, England, UK : Oxford University Press, ©2017Description: 30 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 23 x 27 cm.ISBN: 9780192744272 (pbk).Subject(s): Polar bear -- Juvenile fiction | Bears -- Juvenile Fiction | Snow -- Juvenile fiction | Friendship -- Juvenile fiction | Mother and child -- Juvenile fictionDDC classification: Av35 Summary: A little polar bear, Miki, wanders away while his mother is diving for fish. He sees a dot in the snow and rushes towards it. Readers discover that the dot is a little girl. But Miki has never seen a human before and the little girl has never seen a polar bear. They discover more about each other as they play in the snow but then the perils of the polar landscape impel Miki to take the little girl home before undertaking the long journey to find his own mother. Although one is a polar bear and one is a little girl, Miki and Dot share a common experience: they are both separated from their mothers when they meet. Miki the polar bear does not want to fish with his mother, so he goes off to play and soon discovers a red dot which, on closer examination, turns out to be a human playmate.Summary: This is the story of a curious polar bear, a little girl lost in the snow, and the precious friendship they discover together. With themes of empathy and kindness, the story is stunningly illustrated by debut illustrator, Fiona Woodcock. 'Breathtakingly lovely. I adored this book.' Cerrie Burnell.| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Grade School Library Fiction Section | GC | Fic/GS Av35 2017 (Browse shelf) | Available | 21884GS |
First published: 2016.
A little polar bear, Miki, wanders away while his mother is diving for fish. He sees a dot in the snow and rushes towards it. Readers discover that the dot is a little girl. But Miki has never seen a human before and the little girl has never seen a polar bear. They discover more about each other as they play in the snow but then the perils of the polar landscape impel Miki to take the little girl home before undertaking the long journey to find his own mother. Although one is a polar bear and one is a little girl, Miki and Dot share a common experience: they are both separated from their mothers when they meet. Miki the polar bear does not want to fish with his mother, so he goes off to play and soon discovers a red dot which, on closer examination, turns out to be a human playmate.
This is the story of a curious polar bear, a little girl lost in the snow, and the precious friendship they discover together. With themes of empathy and kindness, the story is stunningly illustrated by debut illustrator, Fiona Woodcock. 'Breathtakingly lovely. I adored this book.' Cerrie Burnell.
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