Helen Plum Library

Describes how some animals survive in frigid regions, including muskrats, walruses, and the Arctic fox

"At opposite ends of the Earth, the polar regions could not be farther apart. And yet the animals who live in the Arctic and Antarctica have a lot in common. They have adapted to live in the world's harshest environments, surviving extreme cold and continuous days of darkness. In this beautiful book, author L.E. Carmichael and illustrator Byron Eggenschwiler take readers on a journey to explore the animal adaptions that make life possible in these...

Provides an overview of important historical events or periods in world history. This volume focuses on the polar explorations of the North Pole and South Pole.

"Polar bears and penguins may like cold weather but they live at opposite ends of the Earth. What do these animals have in common and how are they different? You might see them together at a zoo but they would never be found in the same habitats in the wild. Compare and contrast these polar animals through stunning photographs"--

Santa Claus is missing, and a host of arctic animals searches for him in the snow

"The remote North and South Poles-- which poet Douglas Florian calls our "Earth refrigerator"-- are home to a wide variety of unusual, rarely-seen creatures including caribou, penguins, ptarmigans, narwhals, and many more! Young readers will love learning about these polar denizens and the ways they've adapted to their cold, windy, frozen environments." -- Amazon.com "A kid-friendly collection of more than twenty poems about the polar regions and...

"Simple text and photographs introduce polar animals and count backwards from ten"--Provided by publisher

"This beautiful bedtime poem, written by acclaimed Inuit throat singer Celina Kalluk, describes the gifts given to a newborn baby by all the animals of the Arctic. Lyrically and tenderly told by a mother speaking to her own little "Kulu," an Inuktitut term of endearment often bestowed upon babies and young children, this visually stunning book is infused with the traditional Inuit values of love and respect for the land and its animal inhabitants."--...

Young animal and conservation enthusiasts will learn all about the Arctic and Antarctic in this visually stunning book that shows how amazing Earth's poles are, which plants and animals live near them, and how people can help them

Explore arctic environments, polar landscapes, animals, and people in and around the North and South Poles