Follow the journey of a polar bear from cub to adulthood to find out how they reach the top of the Arctic food chain and survive in the frozen north. Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction.Text type - An information book.The book is organised into short chapters to help children practise the skills of locating and identifying important information.The glossary and index on pages 44 and 45 can be used to develop c...
Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard has always dreamt of becoming an explorer. So in the spring of 1910, when Captain Robert Falcon Scott offers young 'Cherry' the position of Assistant Zoologist aboard the Terra Nova, Cherry considers himself the luckiest man alive. Cherry's luck, however, will soon change. Far off in the icy unknown of Antarctica, where temperatures plummet below -77[degrees]F, exploration is synonymous with a struggle for life. Frostbite, scurvy, hidden ice chasms, and packs o...
Polar Exploration (Xtreme Adventure) (Xtreme Adventures (Abdo Publishing))
by S.L. Hamilton
It's a Penguin! (Bumba Books (R) -- Polar Animals)
by Kerry Dinmont
Atlantic Puffins (Arctic Animals at Risk)
by Megan Borgert-Spaniol
Antarctica, the Last Wilderness (Understanding Global Issues)
by Jonathan Bocknek
Are the Inuit Ever Cold?: Exploring the Alaskan Region 3rd Grade Social Studies Children's Geography & Cultures Books
by Baby Professor
We're Not Always in Igloos: A Book on Different Inuit Homes 3rd Grade Social Studies Children's Geography & Cultures Books
by Baby Professor
Polar bears roam the Arctic tundra searching for food. Find out how these cold weather bears stay warm, what they eat, how they survive the extreme cold and what they do in a typical day. Features include a body map with labels for key aspects of the animal's body.
Polar Animals (Animal Worlds (Zero to Ten)) (Animal Verse)
by Jack Prelutsky and Paul Hess
Introduces some of the animals that live in the cold regions of the world in illustrations and brief poems by a variety of authors.
South America and Antarctica (Continents in Close-Up)
by Malcolm Porter and Keith Lye
Alaskan Inuits - History, Culture and Lifestyle. inuits for Kids Book 3rd Grade Social Studies
by Baby Professor
Hands-on History! Eskimo Inuit, Saami & Arctic Peoples
by Dr Jen Green
You can learn all about the inhabitants of the frozen north, with 15 step-by-step projects and over 350 exciting pictures. You can discover the origins of the different people who live in the most northerly reaches of the Earth - including the Inuit, Nenet, Saami and Chukchi races - and how they have managed to survive in such harsh conditions. It includes 15 step-by-step projects: build a model igloo, make a Nenet tent, create a shaman's drum, fashion some warming mittens and a traditional Saam...
Animals Illustrated mixes fun-filled animal facts suitable for the youngest of readers with intricately detailed illustrations to create a unique and beautiful collection of children’s books on Arctic animals. Each volume contains first-hand accounts from authors who live in the Arctic, along with interesting facts on the behaviours and biology of each animal. Kids will learn about how walruses raise their young in the cold Arctic ocean, what they eat, and where they can be found, along with ot...
This bilingual board book introduces infants to the names of various items of Arctic animals. Text appears in English, Inuktitut syllabics, and Roman orthography, meaning that even non-Inuktitut speakers can sound out the Inuktitut words. Arctic Animals features full-colour photographs of a variety of Arctic animals.
Arctic and Antarctic Survival Guide (Brave the Biome)
by Sarah Eason
This fascinating and informative survival guide introduces readers to the challenging environments of the arctic and antarctic. Useful tips tell you how to shelter from blizzards, what you can—and shouldn’t—eat, what materials are available in frozen lands for building shelter, and what animals to avoid. Real life stories demonstrate how humans can survive on their own in polar regions.
Scientists no longer debate whether the global climate is changing. Earth's atmosphere is warming up, and temperatures are rising twice as fast in the Arctic as the global average. How will climbing temperatures affect the ancient culture of the Inupiat people of Alaska's North Slope? Their culture revolves around the tradition of hunting bowhead whales from a platform of ice on the water. The hunt is the great co-operative endeavour that brings the community together to work, store food for lea...