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Text copyright © 2019 by Dan Bar-el
Illustrations copyright © 2019 by Kelly Pousette
Title calligraphy by Karyn Lee
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Book design by Lauren Rille and Karyn Lee
Jacket design by Lauren Rille and Karyn Lee
Title calligraphy by Karyn Lee
Jacket illustrations copyright © 2019 by Kelly Pousette
The illustrations for this book were rendered in charcoal and digital.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Bar-el, Dan, author. | Pousette, Kelly, illustrator.
Title: The very, very far north : a story for gentle readers and listeners / by Dan Bar-el ; illustrated by Kelly Pousette.
Description: First edition. | New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2019]Summary: As Duane, a polar bear, explores his new home he makes friends with the wide variety of creatures he encounters, despite their varied personalities.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018037005 (print) | LCCN 2018042941 (eBook) | ISBN 9781534433434 (eBook) | ISBN 9781534433410 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subjects: | CYAC: Polar bear—Fiction. | Bears—Fiction. | Animals—Arctic regions—Fiction. | Friendship—Fiction. | Arctic regions—Fiction. | Humorous stories.
Classification: LCC PZ7.B250315 (eBook) | LCC PZ7.B250315 Ver 2019 (print) | DDC [Fic]—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018037005