{"product_id":"barles-story-one-polar-bears-amazing-recovery-from-life-as-a-circus-act-9781926812878","title":"Barle's Story: One Polar Bear's Amazing Recovery from Life as a Circus Act","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Else Poulsen | Gay Bradshaw\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Greystone Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Greystone Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Animals - Bears\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a 19-year old female polar bear named Barle is rescued from the inhumane conditions of a circus in the Caribbean and flown to safety in Detroit, zookeeper Else Poulsen -- renowned throughout the world for her work rehabilitating bears who have been abused -- is on hand to meet her and help her on the road to recovery and self-discovery. Thus begins Barle's gradual introduction into the world of polar bears. Slowly she forges relationships with the other bears in the zoo and eventually mates with a young male and successfully raises a cub. By living in a caring, enriched environment focused on her welfare, Barle is able to recover from the trauma she had suffered at the circus and develop skills that are important to thriving as a polar bear. As Poulsen documents, however, not all captive bears are so fortunate. Augmented with black-and-white photographs, \u003ci\u003eBarle's Story\u003c\/i\u003e provides a rich and moving portrait of a remarkable bear and of the author's inspiring work to help her discover her true polar bear ways.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greystone Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47999659606167,"sku":"9781926812878","price":928.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781926812878.webp?v=1783601342","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/barles-story-one-polar-bears-amazing-recovery-from-life-as-a-circus-act-9781926812878","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}