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Ice Bear by Nicola Davies - Coggle Diagram
Ice Bear by Nicola Davies
Physical Adaptations
Body Features
Furred paws provide warmth and grip on slippery ice.
Longer necks and legs than their brown bear relatives.
Keeping Warm
Double coat: deep fat layer and water-shedding fur stops frost stealing heat.
Nose and toe pads are the only body parts without fur.
Arctic Environment
Weather and Cold
Freezing blizzards and howling Arctic gales blow across the tundra.
No frost can steal its body heat even in deep winter.
Landscape and Seasons
Life and Survival
Mothers and Cubs
Mother protects her cubs for two years until they go their separate ways.
Mother suckles newborn cubs tenderly in a winter snow den.
Hunting and Strength
Waits with great patience at a seal breathing hole.
A lone hunter using lightning paw strikes and crushing bites.
The Inuit, Layout and Writer's Tools
The Inuit
Called NANUK by the Inuit people.
The Inuit show gratitude and respect to the bear.
Text Layout
Factual Captions: used for precise scientific facts.
Uses dual-level text with two different styles on every page.
Writer’s Tools
Action Verbs: shred, crush, and strike.
Shock and Speed: "invisible until it's too late".