The author describes the science that has led to the conclusion that the Arctic is thawing due to climate change and that this transformation will have global consequences if we fail to address the challenge of a warming earth.
"Freya, a penguin, and Zoose, a mouse, become friends while stowaways on Salomon August Andr?e's 1897 hot air balloon expedition to the North Pole"--Provided by publisher.
"This book is about a place on the northern part of the Earth, called the Arctic tundra. It is like a cold desert. Let's read to find out more"--Provided by publisher.
"In the Land of the Midnight Sun, Polar Bear's buddies make a flurry of party plans for her return. And, to her friends' delight, when she comes up the mountain again, Polar Bear brings two big surprises with her!"--Dust jacket.
Accompanied by her daemon, Lyra Belacqua sets out to prevent her best friend and other kidnapped children from becoming the subject of gruesome experiments in the Far North.