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About the Author
Margie K. Carroll
A retired educator with over thirty years of experience in the education field, Margie has spent much of her life teaching children. Along the way she has also excelled as a media expert, computer programmer and technology specialist. Observing and documenting animal behavior has been a passion for much of her life, and with her new collection of children's books she has now turned that love for all things in nature into a second career. Portia Polar Bear's Birthday Wish is just one of four new children's books that uses her story-telling creativity along with hers and others' photography to capture the lives of wild animals and present their stories from the the point of view of the animals offspring.
About the Photographer
Daniel J. Cox
Daniel J. Cox has been photographing polar bears for over twenty years. The Portia collection represents some of the finest imagery ever captured of baby polar bears. Daniel has traveled to all seven continents in search of the photographs that inspire his art and inform his audience. His work has been recognized and awarded in competitions including the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year and Nature's Best. He has been featured in galleries such as Nikon House, NY, the Natural History Museum in London and the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming. Dan is a regular contributor to natural history publications worldwide. He works with Hewlett Packard as a consultant for their fine art printers, has been honored as a Nikon "Legend" and is a mentor for American Photo's "Mentor Series" photography workshops. His most personally satisfying accomplishments, however, include his two cover stories for National Geographic Magazine as well as his current volunteer work as a communications specialist and advisory board member for Polar Bears International. He is sole photographer for seventeen books including Whitetail Country that sold over 150,000 copies.
Book Description
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Synopsis: Margie Carroll and photographer Daniel J. Cox team up to showcase the life of a polar bear cub that comes to realize she isn't like everybody else in the arctic. Her mother tries to console her and she also turns to her other arctic friends for reassurance and confirmation. It's a feel good story that will introduce young people to one of nature's most charismatic and beautiful animals, the polar bear. Portia Polar Bear's Birthday Wish tells a positive tale that inspires acceptance of one's unique characteristics.
Book Category: Children's Ages 3-10
Book Size: 9.5 x 9 inches
No. of Pages: 48
ISBN No.: 978-0-9844793-3-7
Customer Reviews
"Looks great — and what a great thing it is to be doing a book for kids. I teach kids with emotional and behavioral problems and they are the BEST! I teach them art and music at a studio we put together at Northwood Children's Services. Good luck with this, I know it'll be a hit."
— David Garon
"Hey there..... Been to Churchill and beyond. Spent time with the Inuit when they were in the midst of garnering some say in the government with the creation of Nunavut. Love your book. Miss the polar bears rambling around and the northern lights going off in the sky. Congrats on your book and apps. You've been my twin in the process while I've been working on my apps too!"
— Jan Reynolds
"Margie K. Carroll came To Creekland Middle today and showed us and read us the book, It is amazing. Love the pictures, they are really great. Everyone oohed and awwed at some of the sweet pictures. Thank you."
— Sommer
"Very good"
— Casen Kumar