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Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"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...
Author
Series
Publisher
Gloucester Press
Pub. Date
1993
Language
English
Description
Describes what ice from the polar regions can tell us about past climatic conditions and our changing atmosphere and examines the role of water in its solid state within the environment. Includes projects and other hands-on activities.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
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...
5) Penguins
Author
Language
English
Description
Describes the habitat, physical characteristics, and behavior of different kinds of penguins.
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Series
Publisher
Peachtree
Language
English
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Description
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...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Great polar bear... how do you survive on the thick ice covering the deep Arctic Sea?" ? Journey into the magnificent and mysterious world of the far north in Great Polar Bear, Carolyn Lesser's poetic and scientifically accurate story about a year in the life of a polar bear. Learn how this impressive animal thrives in one of the harshest--and imperiled--environments in the world. Carolyn Lesser also makes her illustrative debut in Great Polar Bear,...
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Language
English
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Description
"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"--
Author
Series
Publisher
DK, Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Explore arctic environments, polar landscapes, animals, and people in and around the North and South Poles. Featuring polar bears, icebergs, reindeer, penguins, sea life, and more, Frozen Worlds allows young readers to travel to Earth's coldest places. Perfect for 3-5 year olds learning to read, Level 1 titles contain short, simple sentences with an emphasis on frequently used words. Stunning photographic images with labels provide visual clues to...
11) Polar animals
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2015?]
Language
English
Description
Mrs. Frizzle introduces some of the amazing animals who inhabit the Arctic and Antarctic regions, and explains how they have adapted to their icy homes.
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Series
Language
English
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Description
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...
15) Antarctica
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"This book details the history, culture, and geography of Antarctica"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Flora Mackie first crossed the Arctic Circle at the age of twelve. In 1889, the whaler's daughter from Dundee - dubbed by the press "The Snow Queen" - sets out to become a scientist and explorer. She struggles to be taken seriously but determination and chance lead her back to northern Greenland at the head of a British expedition, despite the many who believe that a young woman has no place in this harsh world of men. Geologist Jakob de Beyn was...
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