Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 078681733X, Paperback)

When Bessie decides to explore a frozen ice ship one morning, she finds a new playmate-a baby polar bear. Snow Bear and Bessie are instant friends, but Bessie's brother and Snow Bear's mother are worried. The grown-ups wait and watch the little ones play until something happens that will break up the happy pair. With simple text and lavish illustrations, this Arctic picture book will warm readers' hearts. Jean Craighead George is a renowned children's book author and environmentalist. Perhaps best known for her classics Julie and the Wolves and My Side of the Mountain, all of her stories impart the importance of humans living together with nature. Wendell Minor is the award-winning illustrator of several books for children. He has also created numerous best-selling adult book jackets, and his work is often exhibited in private collections.