Just Beyond the Very, Very Far North

Dan Bar-el, Kelly Pousette

• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Year: 2020
• eBook ISBN:
  9781534433465
• Print ISBN:
  9781534433458

The adventures of Duane the polar bear and his arctic friends continue in this charming sequel to the modern-day classic The Very, Very Far North, which Booklist compared to Winnie the Pooh in a starred review.

Past the place where icebergs shiver, you will find the Very, Very Far North, where Duane and his friends are sure to make you feel right at home. You might like to share a delicious Snow Delight with warmhearted Duane. While you’re slurping away, if C.C. suddenly asks you where you’ve come from, it’s not because she’s nosy; she is simply gathering scientific data. If Handsome, the musk ox, pays a visit, a quick hair combing is highly recommended. Should you notice a quiet caribou grazing nearby, well, that’s just Boo’s way of saying hello.

And if a less-than-friendly visitor arrives to sneak, shove, and shake things up, Duane and the others might discover that life isn’t always as peaceful as mid-late-afternoon nap. Fortunately, they know that change is as much a part of life as picnics and Tuesdays and cozy stories shared among friends.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Dedication
• The Introduction
• Chapter 1: Duane Awakes, Finds Himself Among Friends, and then Finds Someone Less Friendly
• Chapter 2: A Most Unpleasant Encounter
• Chapter 3: C.C. Visits the Burrow, Twitch Overdoes It, and Major Puff is Given a Scare
• Chapter 4: Major Puff’s Migration and the Send-Off that didn’t Happen
• Chapter 5: Duane Makes an Unexpected Discovery in a Cave not His Own
• Chapter 6: Duane Shares a Beautiful Snowfall with Handsome and C.C.
• Chapter 7: C.C. Makes Her Point
• Chapter 8: Snowbear
• Chapter 9: A Certain Puffin is Late, A Certain arctic Hare is Worried, and All Her Friends are Uncertain What to do
• Chapter 10: A Friend Offers Help in Time for the Major’s Return
• Chapter 11: The Weasel Returns, Magic Learns a Secret, and Duane Disappoints Her
• Chapter 12: Magic Gets Swept Up in Mischief not of Her Own Making
• Chapter 13: The Weasel Gloats as Duane Tries to Prevent a Disaster
• Chapter 14: Everyone is Depressed, then Duane has a Hopeful but Scary Idea
• Chapter 15: The Balancing Show
• Chapter 16: The Balancing Show Continues, Magic is Forgiven, and then Sad News Arrives
• Chapter 17: One Question
• Chapter 18: The Next Day and then Some
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• Copyright