While leaping about in the open sea one day, Whale lands on an ice floe, where all the Arctic animals attempt to get him back into the sea where he belongs.
Describes how humans, plants, and animals survive at the North and South Poles, the effect of human industrial activity on the polar landscapes, and how changes in the world's weather patterns affect the Poles.
Examines past and present scientific study of the Arctic, describing what life is like for scientists staying there and explaining how and what they study.
Looks at the lives of walruses in the Arctic, explaining how they stay warm, what they eat, and how babies are born and grow, and discussing the dangers posed to walruses and efforts to protect them.
Looks at the lives of whales in the waters of the Arctic, describes different species of whales, and discusses migration, the importance of whales to people, and efforts to save whales from extinction.
