Hope For The Future

Inspiring Young Readers to Care for a Changing Planet

by Jane Dugan & Esther Meerschaut

A children's book following Polaris the polar bear through a changing Arctic. Written by Jane Dugan and Esther Meerschaut, it teaches grades 2-3 students about the food chain, ecological interconnectedness, and personal environmental responsibility. Inspired by First Nations polar bear legends from Canada, where the polar bear is known as Ice Man — protector of the magnetic field and the ice.