Ice the polar bear travels to South Africa and Brazil, rescuing an elephant and witnessing terrible destruction in the Amazon This is the second volume in Valentina Agnesi and Zelda Was a Writer's trilogy about the adventures of a polar bear seeking to save his native land from climate disaster. In Ice the Bear and the Burning Land, Ice's journey to the UN must take a detour when the young bear gets a call from South Africa asking for help. Poachers have captured the mother of little Farfallino the Elephant. At the end of this adventure, Ice the Bear sails to Brazil, where, trapped in a terrible fire in the heart of the Amazon forest, he sees with his own eyes the devastating effects of the flames on the lives and habitats of the animals. Once more Ice will do his best to help.

Includes excerpt from the author's The Sword of the Spirits.

Contains a characterization (based on literature) of arctic lands, the various zones, climate and vegetation, the land mammals and birds, the seas and marine animals. Also includes chapters on the peoples, the fur trade and arctic exploration from the Norseman to Hayes, 1860. (AB 6733). Part II covers the antarctic regions.