Solar Bear

Ages 4 to 8, Grades P to 3

From New York Times bestselling author Beth Ferry (Stick and Stone) and Caldecott Honoree Brendan Wenzel (They All Saw a Cat) comes a lyrical call-to-action on the climate crisis and the danger it poses to various species, featuring a group of bears ultimately inviting the reader to join their cause. 

Journey with a solar bear who shines a light on the endangered species around the world, from "ivory tusks and rhino's horn to tiny turtles not yet born" and "pangolins with pinecone scales to orangutans and humpback whales." Soon the reader is asked to join the cause with their own mighty roar in this hopeful love letter to planet Earth and those who inhabit it."The Earth is ours.Yours and mine.So dare to care.To glow. To shine.'Cause if you would,and when you did,then you will be a solar kid."

About the Author

Beth Ferry is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous picture books, including Stick and Stone, The Scarecrow, and The Nice Dream Truck. She lives with her family by the beach in New Jersey, where she finds inspiration in the salty air. In addition to writing picture books, Beth also writes graphic novels for emerging readers. Brendan Wenzel is an illustrator with a great affection for trees and all the furry, feathered, and scaly things that you can find in them (including snakes!). He has traveled to jungles, savannas, and everything in between in search of fascinating animals and has teamed up with many groups working to preserve wild places and creatures around the world. Brendan is the illustrator of Angela DiTerlizzi's Some Bugs. Brendan lives in New York with his wife, Magdalena.