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Title: Barle's Story
Condition: New
EAN: 9781926812878
ISBN: 9781926812878
Publisher: Greystone Books,Canada
Format: Paperback
Type: Paperback
Release Date: 26/06/2014
Item Height: 215mm
Item Length: 139mm
Item Weight: 326g
Author: Else Poulsen
Contributor: Gay Bradshaw (Foreword by)
Language: English
Subtitle: One Polar Bear's Amazing Recovery from Life as a Circus Act
Country/Region of Manufacture: CA
Genre: Home Garden & Pets
Release Year: 2014
Description: When a 19-year old female polar bear named Barle is rescued from the inhumane conditions of a circus in the Caribbean and flown to safety in Detroit, zookeeper Else Poulsen -- renowned throughout the world for her work rehabilitating bears who have been abused -- is on hand to meet her and help her on the road to recovery and self-discovery. Thus begins Barle's gradual introduction into the world of polar bears. Slowly she forges relationships with the other bears in the zoo and eventually mates with a young male and successfully raises a cub. By living in a caring, enriched environment focused on her welfare, Barle is able to recover from the trauma she had suffered at the circus and develop skills that are important to thriving as a polar bear. As Poulsen documents, however, not all captive bears are so fortunate. Augmented with black-and-white photographs, Barle's Story provides a rich and moving portrait of a remarkable bear and of the author's inspiring work to help her discover her true polar bear ways.

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