Volume V Number 19 . . . . Photographs by Art Wolfe. Review by Dave Jenkinson. Polar Bear Cubs Creamy white polar bear cubs are hard to see or hear in their frozen homeland.
Cubs slide down icy slopes into frigid waters, splashing and dog-paddling with their huge paws.
Likely the wonderful wildlife photography of Art Wolfe is what will initially attract young readers to Northwest Animal Babies, but Helman's brief text should not be overlooked. For each of the 26 different creatures, she manages to include some interesting fact which may not be readily known by most youngsters. The range of babies presented is large and encompasses creatures of the sea, air and land. Water babies include tiny coho salmon fry , a 400 lb. Orca calf and river otter pups while those of the air include burrowing owl owlets, Canada geese goslings, crow fledglings, trumpeter swan cygnets and golden eagle eaglets.