All Aboard! : A Comparison and Contrast of The Polar Express Book and Movie The Polar Express is a classic children’s Christmas story written by acclaimed author Chris Von Allsburg. Chris Von Allsburg writes and illustrates all of his books and won the Caldecott medal for The Polar Express. The Polar Express is a Christmas story of getting a kid to believe in Santa. The boy climbs aboard a train to go to the North Pole to see Santa. He is the one chosen to receive the first gift of Christmas‚ which
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Christopher Whitten The Polar Express Caldecott Award paper Lorinda Cohoon Polarizing The Polar Express The Polar Express written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg in 1985‚ was chosen for a Caldecott Medal in 1986. It was praised for its detailed illustrations and calm‚ relaxing storyline. Widely considered to be a classic Christmas story for young children‚ it has earned recognition several times in the 28 years since its conception and publication. No stranger to such honors‚ Van Allsburg
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most distinguished American picture book for children by the American Library Association. The 1986 recipient was The Polar Express‚ written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg‚ published in 1985. “In a true picture storybook‚ the pictures and the text work go hand-in-hand: we can’t have one without the other” (Russell‚ 103). Through his illustrations in The Polar Express‚ Van Allsburg demonstrated conventions of picture art‚ design and meaning‚ and artistic media style. Convention of Picture
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The Polar Express was written by Chris Van Allsburg. It won the Caldecott Award in 1986. The book is considered under the fantasy genre. Through the imagination and belief of a child one could think of it as realism. It could also be a myth. A boy’s wild adventure on a mystical train in the middle of the night is‚ to ones that believe‚ completely realistic but to the ones that has lost their virtue it is impossible and a fantasy. The genre is considered a fantasy while at the North Pole but moves
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What is the first image that comes to mind when you think about polar bears? Most people think of polar bear cubs sliding down snow hills guzzling bottles of Coke. However‚ in my mind I see large majestic animals struggling to survive in the wild as the home around them is destroyed by climate change. Polar bears (genus: ursus‚ species ursus maritimus)‚ are one of the few large mammals that are able to survive frigid temperatures that reach as low as minus sixty-nine degrees Celsius due to their
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same respect us humans give to each others home. Animals such as Polar Bears are losing there natural habitat‚ and us humans are causing it. Our selfish acts are contributing to the loss of the Artic ice‚ which is vital for the Polar bears survival. The Polar bear population is quickly declining and we must take action‚ and make a change to our way of life to make it easier for the Polar bear. The main reason why the Polar Bear population is quickly declining is because of climate change
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Evolution of polar bears Evolution is the procedure in which different kinds of living species are believed to have developed from earlier forms over many centuries. The two competing theories in evolution are Lamarckism and Darwinism. It is believed that Darwin’s theory of Natural selection best fits the polar bears evolution because the bears adapted to a life of hunting seals and surviving extreme cold. One of the most notable adaptations was that they developed the ability to survive on a fat-rich
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finkenbinder 7th grade 12 may 2017 Polar Bears What animal comes to mind when you think of the arctic? Well in this case it would be the polar bear. Polar bears are the white furred‚ cold climate type of bears‚ incase you didn’t know. In this paper you will hear about the polar bears hunting methods‚ mating process‚ baby bears‚ and humans killing these animal. Polar bears live in the arctic where it is very cold. Luckily they have a “coat” to keep them warm. Polar bears have something called blubber
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protecting these animals or else many of these endangered animals will become extinct. The polar bear is threatened with extinction because of habitat destruction‚ hunting‚ and pollution; however‚ conservation groups and protection laws are working to save them. I’m going to tell you a little bit of background about polar bears‚ where they live‚ and what they eat. I will also inform you of the main causes for why polar bears are endangered. And lastly‚ I will talk about the solutions that the government
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Polar Bears Class: Ursidae. 9bPhysical characteristics: Bears have big heads‚ round ears‚ small eyes that face forward‚ very short tails‚ and stocky legs. They are plantigrade‚ walking on the heels and soles of their feet like humans do. Each paw has five curved claws that are not retractable‚ or cannot be pulled back. Habitat: The polar bear habitats encompass the entire Arctic region. Polar bears have adapted to be able to live in the water and on land. Unlike other bear species‚ the polar
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