This historical fiction book has some parts in it that are actual facts and excerpts from the authors personal diaries and account of her life. There are some parts that are told from the bears perspective and that is what makes this book historical fiction. Polar the bear was given to a rich boy named Douglas Spedden. Douglas and his family traveled all over the world and saw many things. Douglas took his bear "Polar" with him wherever he went. One destination happened to be the luxurious cruise liner "Titanic." One the fateful night that the ship sank, Douglas and his family were among the few lucky passengers that survived the horrific event. Polar was also saved from the ship that night and the story is told by him of the events that led up and followed the horrible night in history.
I think students would really like this story because most children find the story of the Titanic to be absolutely fascinating. I remember when I was younger and heard about the Titanic for the first time I was totally mesmerized by it and tried to learn as much as I could about it. This story is well written and told from the bears perspective which I also believe would help capture the interest of students in the story.
I really liked how the book showed actual photographs of Douglas with Polar as well as some illustrated pictures that went along with the story. I think that these details enhance the story to the readers because they can see how things really looked back then. Overall, I think that this is a great book that students will really enjoy and relate to.
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