{"product_id":"9781926812885","title":"Bärle's Story: One Polar Bear's Amazing Recovery from Life as a Circus Act","description":"When 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.","brand":"Greystone Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137557610736,"sku":"9781926812885","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781926812885","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}