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Jennifer Ward and Kenneth Spengler have teamed up to create another wonderful, joyful, counting romp. This time they prance and dance, readers through the Arctic, and introduce kids, to the fascinating animal mamas and babies that call the Arctic home. Set to the beloved tune of Over in the Meadow, read again and again this book will have kids singing along from one to ten with polar bears, beluga whales, Arctic foxes and more! Hey, kids! Look for...
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¿Qué puede mover a una mujer a dejar su hogar, su ciudad, su familia y amigos y adentrarse en un mundo tan inhóspito como es la Antártida?
¿Qué fascinación causa el Ártico cuando muchas mujeres se ponen como reto alcanzarlo? ¿Qué lleva a una española a cruzar andando el Polo Sur en solitario?
Ellas nos lo cuentan a través de las páginas de Todos los caminos llevan a los polos, un nuevo episodio de esta colección, que se inició con África,...
63) Ice: Poems
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In Siberia's Yakutia region, animal remains up to fifty thousand years old have reemerged due to climate change. Ice is an index of findings from the places most buried by time-in permafrost or in memory-and their careful excavations.
"I am asking how much more / I have to learn from this," David Keplinger writes. "You are asking that same question." As Earth's ancient ephemera floats to its rapidly liquifying surface, he turns to our...
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Based on Shelagh Grant's groundbreaking archival research and drawing on her reputation as a leading historian in the field, Polar Imperative is a compelling overview of the historical claims of sovereignty over this continent's polar regions. This engaging, timely history examines: • the unfolding implications of major climate changes • the impact of resource exploitation on the indigenous peoples • the current high-stakes game for control...
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Where is the North Pole? How about the South Pole? This book will teach your child more than just directions. It will also introduce the life forms found on each poles. The use of pictures that are vibrantly colored will help make learning more easily understood. You will be amazed at how easy it will be for your child to recall information pertaining to both poles. Buy one now!
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In an age when polar exploration was akin to space exploration today, Sir John Franklin's journeys of discovery captured the popular imagination. Originally published in 1859, Thirty Years in the Arctic Regions is Franklin's own record of his two overland expeditions, begun in 1816 and 1825, which took him to what is now the Northwest Territory of Canada.But it was Franklin's final expedition, to discover the sea route connecting the northern Atlantic...
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Children love to learn about animals! The reason for this is because there are many types of animals in the world that look adorable, can be seen in the wild, and also kept as pets. However, arctic animals are ones that a person may never get the chance to see if they do not live in the colder parts of the world. This beautiful guide allows children to see animals that live and thrive in cold environments where many others do not, but also gives an...
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Where is Antarctica? Does anyone live there? Do any plants grow in Antarctica? This book answers these questions and more as it introduces young readers to the continent of Antarctica through age-appropriate maps, engaging photographs, and simple text. Topics covered within the book include where the continent is, climate, geography, animals and plants, natural resources, and famous places.
69) Fridtjof Nansen: In Nacht und Eis – Die Norwegische Polarexpedition 1893–1896 Alle Bände in einem
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Fridtjof Nansen: In Nacht und Eis – Die Norwegische Polarexpedition 1893–1896 – Erster und zweiter Band Über 1000 Seiten, mit 418 Fotos, Skizzen, Grafiken und Karten und 220 Fußnoten Neu editierte Ausgabe 2021
Als sich von September 2019 bis Oktober 2020 das deutsche Forschungsschiff ›Polarstern‹, festgefroren im Eis, durch die zentrale Arktis treiben ließ um Klimaprozesse zu studieren, hatten die Planer dieser wagemutigen Expedition...
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Nothing could spur the imagination about a landform more than the name Mount Terror! Why is it called this? Readers find out that and more in this intriguing volume. Found near Antarctica, Mount Terror is a volcano and not all those who discovered and studied the mount made it home. The main text supports social studies curricula with discussion of geography, exploration, and environment of Antarctica. Breathtaking full-color photographs complement...
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Who were the men who set off with Douglas Mawson on his heroic exploration of Antarctica? A fascinating and illuminating memoir of the intrepid adventurers who helped shape the legend. In 1911, the Australian Antarctic Expedition under Douglas Mawson left Hobart on the Aurora, headed for Antarctica. Much is known about Mawson and tales of his exploits are often retold. But Mawson did not go alone. What of the men who set off with him and without whom...
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Herbert Ponting (1870-1935) was young bank clerk when he bought an early Kodak compact camera. By the early 1900s, he was living in California, working as a professional photographer, known for stereo view and enlarged images of America, Japan and the Russo-Japanese war. In 1909, back in Britain, Ponting was recruited by Captain Robert Scott as photographer and filmmaker for his second Antarctic expedition. In 1913, following the deaths of Scott and...
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Penguins and polar bears are just some of the creatures who live in the Arctic and Antarctic biomes. Fun facts about these animals and others who love living in the cold are presented alongside charming illustrations. In addition to enhancing their knowledge of common life science curriculum topics, readers test their memory skills, reading comprehension, and more through a series of puzzles, games, quizzes, and other engaging activities. A handy...
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Le district polaire austral est formé d'un continent, l'Antarctide, plus vaste que l'Europe et centré, approximativement, sur le ple Sud, que ceinture un anneau océanique continu, l'océan glacial Antarctique. Ce dernier, constitué par la réunion de la partie des océans Atlantique, Indien et Pacifique située au sud du 60e degré de...
76) Antarctica!
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¿Se embarca en una aventura antártica? Le espera el sueño de su vida, pero el viaje puede plantearle dudas y preocupaciones. Desde el precio hasta la incertidumbre de lo que le espera, es una decisión que requiere una cuidadosa consideración. Reconocemos que planificar un viaje a la Antártida puede ser una tarea compleja, especialmente cuando el entusiasmo varía entre los compañeros de viaje.
En esta guía, abordamos sus dudas y le proporcionamos...
77) My Arctic Summer
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Spitsbergen is the largest island of the Svalbard archipelago which is situated between the Greenland and Barents Seas, approximately 600 miles from the North Pole. In the 16th century the islands were visited by Barents' expedition and in the ensuing centuries were used primarily as a base for hunting whales, polar bears, seals and walruses. In the 18th century the first scientific and research expeditions came to the island from many countries....
78) Cool Creatures
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Get ready to travel to the polar regions of our planet and learn more about the Arctic Circle and Antarctica. Readers will discover the plant life and animals that live in these harsh climates and the special traits that help them survive.
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North Pole Legacy tells the story of two men whose existence was for decades nothing more than a popular legend. But that rumor was finally verified in 1986 when author S. Allen Counter journeyed to northern Greenland, and met this pair of remarkable men. Counter had long been an admirer of Matthew A. Henson, the African-American explorer who accompanied Admiral Robert E. Peary to the North Pole twice in early twentieth century. While conducting professional...
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Dinosaurs of Darkness opens a doorway to a fascinating former world, between 100 million and 120 million years ago, when Australia was far south of its present location and joined to Antarctica. Dinosaurs lived in this polar region.
How were the polar dinosaurs discovered? What do we now know about them? Thomas H. Rich and Patricia Vickers-Rich, who have played crucial roles in their discovery, describe how they and others collected the fossils indispensable...
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