polar regions

Provides a unique view of our planet's polar wildernesses. Covers the northern and southern lights, the crushing power of ice, why Amundsen beat Scott to the South Pole, how penguins keep warm, and what reindeer eat.

Follow a reindeer through its day as it eats, sleeps, and cares for its young.

Names and describes the offspring of a polar bear, seal, emperor penguin, arctic fox, walrus, caribou, arctic tern, and arctic hare.

Introduces polar and subpolar climates along with the people, plants and animals that inhabit them.

Polar regions are the areas close to Earth?s two poles. Penguins can only be found in the southern polar region.

"Brrr! It's cold out in the polar regions. But these creatures stick together to keep warm and survive the chill weather. Learn all about animals in the polar regions that join together to stay safe, find something to eat, and make a home"--Provided by publisher.

"Polar habitats are cold, windy, and snowy. Join Ernie and his Sesame Street friends as they travel to a polar habitat to learn about polar animals and the special features that help them survive"--.

Discover some of the planet's deadliest habitats and the incredible organisms that survive within them. In this gripping book, readers will explore living processes at their rawest and the science behind biomes in the battle for survival on Earth.

Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to why caribou are at risk. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade.

"The environmental histories of the Arctic and Antarctica are characterised by contrast and contradiction. These are places that have witnessed some of the worst environmental degradation in recent history. But they are also the locations of some of the most farsighted measures of environmental protection. They are places where people have sought to conquer nature through exploration and economic development, but in many ways they remain wild and untamed. They are the coldest places on Earth, yet have come to occupy an important role in the science and politics of global warming. Despite being located at opposite ends of the planet and being significantly different in many ways, Adrian Howkins argues that the environmental histories of the Arctic and Antarctica share much in common and have often been closely connected. This book also argues that the Polar Regions are strongly linked to the rest of the world, both through physical processes and through intellectual and political themes. As places of inherent contradiction, the Polar Regions have much to contribute to the way we think about environmental history and the environment more generally"--.