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Age Range
5 - 8
Genre
picture book
Copyright Year
2021-12-01
Page Count
28
Publisher
Starfish Bay Childrens Books
Grade Level
K - 2nd
ISBN
978-1760361242
Themes
friendship
problem-solving
cause and effect

A Stranger Comes to Town

Written and Illustrated by Maria Kristjansdottir

A young boy teams up with his grandfather to help a lost polar bear return home from their remote northern island, a humorous and heartfelt picture book about friendship, compassion, and problem-solving that supports comprehension skills such as predicting, sequencing, and identifying cause and effect.
 

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Age Range
5 - 8
Genre
picture book
Copyright Year
2021-12-01
Page Count
28
Publisher
Starfish Bay Childrens Books
Grade Level
K - 2nd
ISBN
978-1760361242
Themes
friendship
problem-solving
cause and effect
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