Skip Hofstrand has been a professional watercolor artist for 26 years. This is his first children’s picture book. The illustrations were painted using water from the melting Greenland Ice Cap, collected by Will Steger, polar explorer and winner of National Geographic’s prestigious John Oliver LaGorce award for exploration, science, and public service. Skip has served as medical director for all of Steger’s polar expeditions.
You can find further information on Skip’s watercolor style and biography at www.skiphofstrandartist.com
Tears For Nanertak
Text and Watercolors By
by Skip Hofstrand
Tears For Nanertak
Text and Watercolors By
by Skip Hofstrand
Published Oct 02, 2012
31 Pages
Genre: JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Bears
Book Details
What Happens When Your Home Disappears?
For most of us, it’s hard to imagine our home vanishing. But for Nanertak, a polar bear cub, the melting of her Arctic homeland means that she has nowhere to live. She and her mother, Nanuck, are forced to escape. Their exit by iceberg is full of danger – the beginning of an incredible journey of survival. Many tears are shed along the way, but there is unexpected hope for Nanertak's future...along with a solution to the problem of her disappearing Arctic homeland. Join Nanertak and Nanuck as they search for their new home in this beautiful story that is both educational and inspiring for children and adults alike.
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