A counting book in rhyme presents various Arctic animals and their offspring, from a mother caribou and her "little calf one" to a mother Arctic fox and her "little cubs ten." Includes related facts.
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.
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.