Describes the weather conditions, plant and animal life, and human activity in the four cold climate regions of the world: the poles, the tundra, subarctic regions, and highlands.
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.
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.
A compilation of weather statistics from more than three hundred weather stations across the United States that lists record highs, lows, storms, droughts, winds, and other climactic trends.
