Life was rough at Zoo Berlin
for the two polar bear cubs born on December
5, 2006. Little Knut (pronounced K’-noot) and his brother were
rejected by their mother and tragically the other cub died on day four. Enter Thomas
Dörflein, the zookeeper that stayed with Knut around the clock and just like
any new parent, made sure feedings and cuddling were frequent.
Knut quickly captured the world’s attention as the cute and furry face of global warming and extinction, so naturally the precocious
six-year-old author of New York Times
bestseller, Owen & Mzee: The True
Story of a Remarkable Friendship jumped on the story.
Isabella Hatkoff (now nine) and her older sister Juliana penned this tale of
environmental responsibility with their father and Dr. Gerald R. Uhlich of Zoo Berlin.
Thanks to
Knut: How
One Little Polar Bear Captivated the World and those tragic broadcasts of
polar bears eternally swimming. . .
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