The Bear Report

Sophie does not want to do her homework, a research report on polar bears. Bor-ing. Theyre big. They eat things. Theyre mean. What else is there to say about them anyway? As it turns out, plenty. And when a polar bear named Olafur swoops her away to the Arctic, she soon learns all about the playful bears habits and habitatfrom glacier mice to northern lightsand, against her first reservations, she even finds herself interested. When the two are swept out to sea on a glacier, Sophies new knowledge and knack for creative thinking pay off in a big way: she calls a whale to their aid! Inspired by her journey, shes ready to return home and take another swing at her assignment, this time with gusto. The Bear Report showcases the power of curiosity and imagination to fill in any blank canvas, whether its an incomplete homework assignment or the Arctic ice.