Presents information on the location, climate, people, animal life, and environmental aspects of polar lands. Includes a multimedia disk containing activities, puzzles, and games.
KFYK Polar Lands introduces readers to some of the most remarkable places on earth - the poles. Children will meet the people who live in the lands inside the Arctic Circle and the scientists who work in Antarctica.
Teaches the reader about arctic food chains, igloos and icebergs. Includes craft activities and notes for parents and teachers.
Introduces animals that are built for living in the extreme cold of the polar regions, including the arctic fox, emperor penguins, snowy owls, and beluga whales.
Along with a clear explanation of each lifecycle, the book highlights three key facts about each animal, and color-codes the food-chains for easy navigation.
Björck, S., Håkansson, H., Olsson, S., Barnekow, L. and Janssens, J. (1993). Paleoclimatic studies in South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, based on numerous stratigraphic variables in lake sediments. J. Paleolimnol., 8, 233–72.
Trek across incredible polar landscapes, come face to face with the wildlife, and discover the amazing explorers who have braved the icy North and South Poles!
Justice Thomas R. Berger, “The Geography of Hope,” address to the Arctic Institute of North America, 21 November 1977, Fawcett Center for Tomorrow at Ohio State University, Box 3, File 21, George L. Collins Papers Series 3, UAF. 2.
Polar bears, harp seals, and caribou are just a few of the delightful youngsters found in Animal Babies in Polar Lands. The unusual yet engaging animals are a great introduction to an unfamiliar region.
Presents information on the location, climate, people, animal life, and environmental aspects of polar lands. Includes a multimedia disk containing activities, puzzles, and games.
Based on a narrative manuscript of Johan Carl Christian Petersen, a member of Elisha Kent Kane's expedition to Greenland, 1853-55.