| Publication Info. |
Chicago : World Book, c2011. |
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| Description |
64 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Series |
A look at...
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| Summary |
"An introduction to regions with cold climates, including Earth's polar regions and high-elevation mountain regions, with information about the animals, plants, and people that live there and the explorers who first described these areas. Features include fact boxes, illustrations, period photographs, a glossary, and a list of recommended books and websites"--Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Introducing icy worlds -- The polar regions -- High, icy places -- Ice that comes and goes -- Ice Ages -- Glaciers -- Sea ice -- Icebergs -- Lands and seas of the Arctic -- Arctic explorers -- Plant life of the Arctic -- Animal life of the Arctic -- People of the Arctic -- Arctic warming -- Land and seas of Antarctica -- Ice shelves -- Antarctic explorers -- Is Antarctica a country? -- Living things in Antarctica -- Scientific stations -- Warming in Antarctica -- Environmental threats to polar regions -- Using -- and sharing -- Earth's icy worlds -- Windows into the past -- Ice on other worlds -- Glossary. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Polar regions -- Juvenile literature.
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Alpine regions -- Juvenile literature.
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Ice -- Juvenile literature.
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Cold -- Juvenile literature.
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Natural history -- Juvenile literature.
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Explorers -- Arctic regions -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Explorers -- Antarctica -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
World Book, Inc.
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| ISBN |
9780716617884 : $23.63 |
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0716617889 |
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9780716617860 : $189.00 (set) |
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| ISBN |
9780716617884 : $23.63 |
|
0716617889 |
|
9780716617860 : $189.00 (set) |
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