From polar bears to penguins, Arctic animals fascinate young students. This fiction and nonfiction book list is a must-have resource for any Arctic lesson plan. It includes fact-packed nonfiction titles with leveled text and engaging photos, as well as winter and Arctic-themed fiction stories on everything from snowflakes to a baby polar bear looking for a friend. Use these books to bring the animals of the Arctic to life in your classroom.

Take, for example, Scholastic Reader!® Level 1: Polar Animals — a nonfiction book (for grades K-1) about all types of Arctic animals, ranging from walruses to seals! The rhyming text and close-up photography will help your students learn the material while having fun. 

There's also Who Would Win?: Polar Bear vs. Grizzly Bear, an educational book that puts these two bears head-to-head in a hypothetical battle to teach kids about animal biology. Through comparing and contrasting, your students can learn about the two bears' hunting skills, sense of smell, speed, and more. 

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