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Arctic & Antarctic Cover Image Book

Arctic & Antarctic / written by Barbara Taylor ; photographed by Geoff Brightling.

DK Eyewitness Arctic & Antarctic (cover title)
Arctic and Antarctic (other title)
Eyewitness Arctic & Antarctic (other title)
Taylor, Barbara, 1954- (author.). Brightling, Geoff, (photographer.).

Summary:

Illustrations and text explore the frozen landscapes of the polar regions, and provide information about the flora and fauna that survive in the hostile conditions.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593842430
  • ISBN: 059384243X
  • ISBN: 9780593842423
  • ISBN: 0593842421
  • Physical Description: 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.
  • Edition: American edition; New edition; Revised edition.
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : DK Publishing, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2024.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"New edition"--Cover.
First published in 1995--Title page verso.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The ends of the Earth -- The Arctic and tundra -- Antarctica -- In Antarctic waters -- Residents and visitors -- Adaptable animals -- Survival of the fittest -- Birds of the Arctic -- Birds of the Antarctic -- Sky lords -- Ocean wanderer -- Penguin parade -- Emperors of the Antarctic -- King of the Arctic -- Mighty moose -- Tundra life -- Reindeer and caribou -- Company of wolves -- The walrus -- Suited to the sea -- Giants of the sea -- A herding life -- Hunters of the north -- European explorers -- Race for the pole -- Life in the Arctic -- Polar research -- Life at polar stations -- Human impacts on the poles -- Mapping Antarctica -- Mapping the Arctic -- Polar climate -- Species status -- Glossary.

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Subject: Ecology > Polar regions > Juvenile literature.
Zoology > Polar regions > Juvenile literature.
Arctic regions > Juvenile literature.
Antarctica > Juvenile literature.
Polar regions > Juvenile literature.
Antarctica > Description and travel > Juvenile literature.
Antarctica > Social life and customs > Juvenile literature.
Arctic regions > Description and travel > Juvenile literature.
Arctic regions > Social life and customs > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Informational works.
Illustrated works.

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Hoke County Public Library J 508.311 T (Text) 28198050038363 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -