While Vanity Fair may have gotten some slack for whatever resource rich expenditures were taken to get that picture of Leonardo and the polar bear in last year’s "green" issue, one thing is for sure. The adorable, fuzzy, innocent, looking creatures have most certainly become a symbol of the climate crisis and it breaks my heart every time I see another story about their likely extinction in wild places within the next 30 years or so. For an uplifting story about polar bears, I’ve recently enjoyed reading Knut: How One Little Polar Bear Captured the World.

What makes Knut especially kid-friendly is that Craig Hatkoff co-wrote this book with his two daughters, Isabella (age 9) and Juliana (age 12).  This is the fifth book that Hatkoff has co-authored with his daughters. Knut features a true story of an animal in crisis and its survival. With amazing up-close photography as well as a simple and creative way to introduce your children to environmental responsibility
without scaring them, the book also provides smart, simple tips that your kids can do themselves.

Corbin is just learning to read and he found this touching and entertaining.