arctic regions

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Tundra

1996
Describes the natural history, land, and climate of the tundra biome, examines the plant and animal life that thrives there in the different seasons, and discusses threats to the tundra environment.

Over the top of the world

explorer Will Steger's trek across the Arctic
1997
An account of explorer Will Steger's expedition from Russia to Canada by way of the North Pole, traveling by dog sled and canoe.

The North Pole was here

puzzles and perils at the top of the world
2006
An environmental reporter recounts his expedition to the North Pole where he followed oceanographers as they studied the mysteries of climate modeling and global warming, revealing how the fate of the pole will impact the earth.

Keep on!

the story of Matthew Henson, co-discoverer of the North Pole
2009
An illustrated story of Matthew Henson who, along with Robert Peary and four Inuit men, reached the North Pole in April 1909.

The coldest places on Earth

2010
This book tells about the North Pole; Yakutsk, Russia; an ice hotel in Sweden; and other very cold places.

Aurora

a tale of the Northern Lights
1997
After getting lost while following a caribou, a young girl sets off across the Arctic tundra gathering the colors of the sky which become the Northern Lights.

Snow Bear

1999
Bessie and a polar bear cub named Snow Bear play on the ice, while her older brother and the mother bear watch to make sure that everyone is safe.

Discovering the Arctic tundra

2008
Explains what an arctic tundra is, looks at the climate, plants, animals, and people of arctic tundras, shows where they are located in the world, and discusses what is being done to protect them.

The Blizzard's robe

1999
A young girl living in a village in the cold, dark Arctic north makes a robe for the feared Blizzard, and as a reward he creates the Northern Lights.

Pipaluk and the whales

2001
Pipaluk and her father enlist the aid of their villagers and even the government to help save a group of whales stranded in a frozen inlet, but only Pipa can figure out a way to finally lead the whales back out to sea.

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