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Youth Titles, in Alphabetical Order
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Polar Bear titles are available to stores everywhere through the international wholesaler Baker & Taylor. So please visit your community's bookstores often!

NB: The suggested age ranges are approximate. Some of our titles were created to encourage anyone who is learning to read — but may not feel comfortable with a picture book "for little kids" — to enjoy the black-and-white illustrations with a bit of sophistication, while the text can be read to and enjoyed by the very young.

	A Voice for the Redwoods by Loretta Halter Follow the heartwarming life story of a California redwood, told through its eyes, spanning from a time when America was inhabited entirely by Native Americans up to modern times. Ages 8–12.

	The Adventures of Sir Goblin, The Feline Knight by Barbara E. Moss Join this unusual, twenty-pound tomcat in seven tales of adventure and mystery as he becomes the center of extraordinary events. Experience the sights, sounds, and realities of medieval Europe through true-to-life descriptions of knights, castles, and town life. Ages 8 and up.

	Madalynn The Monarch Butterfly And Her Quest To Michoacan by Mary Baca Haque Journey with Madalynn as she migrates to Mexico. Madalynn encounters a variety of birds on her travels. Come and enjoy how they entertain, educate and challenge her liberating spirit. English text with Spanish translation and study guide. All ages.

	Manitou: A Mythological Journey In Time by Ramona du Houx Welcome to Manitou, the Land of Living Imagination. Join five adventurous souls and sail upstream into the cosmically balanced atmosphere of the powers of nature with Merlin, the magician, and Polar Bear. You soon find out there is more to a polar bear and to Merlin than you ever imagined. Ages 12 and up.

Martin McMillan and the Lost Inca City by Elaine Russell
Martin takes his skateboard on an archaeological dig in Peru—and rides down a secret path to adventure. He gains insight into the modern adult world, the Incan world, and his own world, while becoming immersed in a new culture where meetings and clashes between richly diverse civilizations lead to a web of secret activity. Ages 8 and up.

	Millicent the Magnificent by Burton Hoffmann Amanda discovers that there is magic in music when a mockingbird she names Millicent speaks. When Millicent sings, Amanda's piano teacher is enchanted, and the new friends and family plan a musical career for the magical mockingbird. Ages 9–13.

	Seasons by David Kroner and Ramona du Houx Captures the curiosity that children naturally have about the world and the seasons. Engages through exciting adventures of the imagination-from pumpkins that come alive to the dragons of stormy weather. Calms with reflective rhymes that look closely at the beauty of the changing year. Ages 4–8.

	The Legend of Aurora by Susan Ellen Katz A mythological story of music, by music therapist and teacher Susan Ellen Katz. Ages 9–12, illustrated. "This starlit saga takes us to the realm of dreams, music and imagination. Rest and be rewarded with this lyric, romantic story." —Don Campbell, author of The Harmony of Health and Sound Spirit.

	Two Birds in a Box by KT Valliere-Denis Ouilette A true story of a successful attempt to save fledgling sparrows and return them to the wild, while working with their parents and the wider community of sparrows, with helpful advice from National Audubon Society Volunteers. Ages 6–12.

	Wisdom of Bear by Holly Barry, Dawn Renée Levesque, and Ramona du Houx Beginning with the story of a little boy who wanders off to live with bears, bringing a name to his people, this collection of poems and prose explores our relationship with Nature and her bears, with humorous, original, and moving tales based on mythology. All ages.

	Women Who Walk With The Sky by Dawn Renée Levesque Welcome to eight mythological tales. Adventure with the heroines who bring balance back to the sun, moon, the sky and the people. All ages.