Ashley has always had a special bond with the polar bears that inhabit her tiny Arctic village, and when a young girl is mangled by a bear, she sets out in search of the legendary spirit bear to understand the truth.
A cumulative story that introduces the different animals that make their homes in the icy waters of the Arctic. Includes facts about Arctic waters, the Inuit people, animal adaptations, and various animals.
Photographs and text provide information about Arctic wolves, discussing what they are, where they live, their behaviors, and the animals they prey upon.
Throughout his year-long sojourn, Krasemann photographed and studied the area's unique flora and fauna and wrote about his impressions of the land and its inhabitants.
Describes the unique light phenomena of the Alaskan Arctic and the ways animals such as snowshoe hares, moose, and sandhill cranes adapt to the temperature and daylight changes each month of the year.
