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Book details
  • Genre:CHILDREN'S FICTION
  • SubGenre:Animals / Bears
  • Age Range (years):3 - 5
  • Language:English
  • Pages:30
  • eBook ISBN:9781311262097

Polar Bear Bowler

A Story Without Words

by Karl Beckstrand

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Overview
A Polar Bear makes new friends and fun far from home.
Description
Humor for ages 2 – 7. The adventures of a polar bear who hitches a ride to Antarctica. He’s never seen penguins before; to him they look like something fun to play with … Children love to make up stories to go with clever pictures (created by Ashley Sanborn). Activities include finding and naming animals and cementing vocabulary by describing the action on the pages. Available in soft cover and ebook versions (title in 20+ languages). 30-page, 8"x10" perfect bound picture book, story by Karl Beckstrand, Premio Publishing & Gozo Books (worldwide rights Nov. 2014, See inside!) Premiobooks.com, Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Follett/Title Wave, Barnes & Noble/NOOK, Kindle/Amazon.com, iBooks/Diesel/Kobo/Sony, LCCN: 2014947746, JUV002030, JUV030120, JUV019000, HUM001000, JUV010000, SPO007000
About the author
Karl Beckstrand is a freckle-faced author of twelve books and more than 30 online titles (reviews by Kirkus, The Horn Book blog, School Library Journal, ForeWord Reviews). Raised in San Jose, California, USA, he received a B.A. in journalism from BYU and an M.A. in international relations from APU. Two publishers produced his early titles, In 2004 he founded Premio Publishing & Gozo Books. An engaging speaker, consultant, and workshop facilitator, Beckstrand has experience in high tech, public policy, radio, TV, and film. He contrasts traditional with digital/self-publishing. He has presented for SUECON (education conference), Taiwan’s Global Leadership for Youth, California’s Capital Book Festival, Utah Educational Library Media Association, Salt Lake City Book Festival, Utah Humanities Council, Murray City Writer’s Workshop, PCI Webinars, Utah Housing Coalition, Midvale City Reading Program, Utah Office of Education, and many schools. His nonfiction/biographies, activity books, Spanish & bilingual books (with pronunciation guide), e-book mysteries and app feature diverse characters and usually end with a twist. He has lived abroad, been a Spanish/English interpreter, and he enjoys volleyball and kayaking (usually not at the same time). His work has appeared in: Barnes & Noble, Border’s Books, Deseret Book, Costco, Kindle/Amazon, Sony/Nook/Kobo/iBooks, The Children’s Miracle Network, The Congressional Record of the U.S. House of Representatives, Papercrafts Magazine, LDS Film Festival, and various broadcasts. Find: “Karl Beckstrand – Author” on FB, Amazon, Twitter, and KarlBeckstrand.com. Get books/ebooks/app via: Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Brodart, Bn.com, EBSCO, Follett/BWI, Mackin, Overdrive, Quality Books, PremioBooks.com, KarlBeckstrand.com.