"Explore Antarctica--the coldest, driest, and windiest continent on Earth--in this adventure-filled title in the Who HQ series. Antarctica, the earth's southernmost continent, was virtually untouched by humans until the nineteenth century. Many famous explorers journeyed (and often died) there in the hope of discovering a land that always seemed out of reach. This book introduces readers to this desert--yes, desert!--continent that holds about 90...

Santa Claus frolicking with penguins and polar bears--do you know what's wrong with this picture? Actually, no penguin has ever lived at the North Pole, nor any polar bear at the South Pole. Using a wide range of disciplines from physics to geography to biology, award-winning science writer Elaine Scott explores some of the unique properties shared by the two ends of the Earth's axis, and other ways in which they are poles apart. Find out what makes...

Author and former educator Cathryn Sill uses simple, easy-to-understand language to teach children what Polar Regions are-from the frozen deserts of Antarctica to the ice floes of the Arctic Ocean-along with what kinds of animals and plants live there, how they have adapted to life in the environment, and why they're important. Noted wildlife illustrator John Sill offers full-color illustrations depicting the various landscapes and species of animals...

"A glacier may look forbidding and empty, but it provides a rich habitat for animals from the mountains to the sea. As the world's glaciers melt, their disappearance impacts not only the wildlife that calls them home, but also all life on earth. Back matter includes a glossary and an author's note about climate change"--

First published in 1915, "Travels in Alaska" is a collection of essays and recollections by John Muir of his time spent in Alaska. Muir is often referred to as the "Father of the National Parks" and "John of the Mountains" and is most famous for his tireless work to preserve, study, and appreciate the natural world. Muir devoted many years of his life to the protection of the forests and mountains of the Western United States and advocated for making...

Journey to the ends of the Earth! Make reading your superpower with DK's beautiful, leveled nonfiction. Use your reading superpowers to learn all about life at the Polar Regions - a high-quality, fun, nonfiction reader - carefully leveled to help children progress. North Pole, South Pole is a beautifully designed reader all about these icy environments at the ends of the Earth. The engaging text has been carefully leveled using Lexile's so that children...

Publisher Annotation: Enter the dark Antarctic winter, where a pair of emperor penguins share the task of keeping their young one alive—and discover how fighting climate change is key to their survival.

A simple introduction to the baby and adult animals that live in polar regions.