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THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS POLAR ANIMALS stars Ms. Frizzle and her class as they brave the cold and meet polar animals.
The bestselling MAGIC SCHOOL BUS series has taught thousands of kids about everything from oceans to space to dinosaurs. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS POLAR ANIMALS will expand upon the original titles with fresh and updated content about all the amazing arctic animals. With vivid full-color photographs on each page as well as illustrations...
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"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...
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IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 8
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From her first trip to Everest Base Camp as a young woman, Jade Hameister knew what she wanted to achieve---the impossible. Jade battled atrocious weather, unbelievably low temperatures, and a sled that weighed almost twice as much as her to become the youngest person ever to complete the Polar Hat Trick. Jade began her quest to complete the Polar Hat Trick in April 2016 when she was fourteen. She became the youngest person to ski to the North Pole...
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Writer and explorer Charles Neider made his first trip to Antarctica in 1969, achieving a lifelong goal of seeing the frozen continent with his own eyes. During this visit and a return trip in 1970, both backed by the U. S. Navy and the National Science Foundation, Neider discovered the rigor and beauty of life so close to the South Pole. In addition to his own experiences, Edge of the World also contains Neider's accounts of Shakleton's and Scott's...
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Writer and Antarctic explorer Neider tells of his third trip to the frozen continent, describing the international stations there and the goals they are working toward. Neider also tours the Antarctic landscape, observing the geography and wildlife and evoking it in detail. Devoting scrutiny to the international treaties that protect the continent politically and environmentally, Neider reveals how important those treaties are. Also included in this...
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Dive into the icy waters of the polar regions! This social studies book describes the climate, wildlife, and people found in Earth's most frigid environments. The polar regions are lands of timeless tradition and snow-covered beauty. This teacher-approved book provides students with the chance to understand life in the polar regions, including the history of indigenous peoples in the regions. The book covers the geography, history, economics, and...
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This richly illustrated book takes a different angle on Robert E. Peary's North Pole expedition. By shifting the focus away from the unanswerable question of whether he truly reached 90º North Latitude, the authors shed light on equally important stories and discoveries that arose as a result of the infamous expedition. Peary's Arctic Quest ventures beyond the well-cited story of Peary's expedition and uncovers the truth about race relations, womens'...
9) Mit Fahrrad von Bremen ans Nordkapp: 4000 km - 70 Tage - 5 Länder - Reisetagebuch von Mattis Lühmann
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Am 12. Juli 2017 hat der Autor eine Radtour ans Nordkapp begonnen. 70 Tage später hat er sein Ziel erreicht. Was er alles auf seiner Reise erlebt und gesehen hat findet man in Tagebuchform in diesem E-Book.
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The author of Barrow's Boys offers a fascinating look at the exploration of the Arctic in the nineteenth century.
Named a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times Book Review, the Seattle Times, Publishers Weekly, and Time
In the nineteenth century, theories about the North Pole ran rampant. Was it an open sea? Was it a portal to new worlds within the globe? Or was it just a wilderness of ice? When Sir John Franklin disappeared in the Arctic...
11) Ice: Poems
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In Siberia's Yakutia region, animal remains up to fifty thousand years old have reemerged due to climate change. Ice is an index of findings from the places most buried by time-in permafrost or in memory-and their careful excavations.
"I am asking how much more / I have to learn from this," David Keplinger writes. "You are asking that same question." As Earth's ancient ephemera floats to its rapidly liquifying surface, he turns to our...
12) Antarctica!
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¿Se embarca en una aventura antártica? Le espera el sueño de su vida, pero el viaje puede plantearle dudas y preocupaciones. Desde el precio hasta la incertidumbre de lo que le espera, es una decisión que requiere una cuidadosa consideración. Reconocemos que planificar un viaje a la Antártida puede ser una tarea compleja, especialmente cuando el entusiasmo varía entre los compañeros de viaje.
En esta guía, abordamos sus dudas y le proporcionamos...
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Penguins and polar bears are just some of the creatures who live in the Arctic and Antarctic biomes. Fun facts about these animals and others who love living in the cold are presented alongside charming illustrations. In addition to enhancing their knowledge of common life science curriculum topics, readers test their memory skills, reading comprehension, and more through a series of puzzles, games, quizzes, and other engaging activities. A handy...
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'An elegant, densely textured work, like a tapestry … A welcome contribution to polar studies.' '[MacInness] handles the whole thing with masterly skill…takes us to the heart of the hope, love, anguish and grief' The men of Captain Scott's Polar Party were heroes of their age, enduring tremendous hardships to further the reputation of the Empire they served by reaching the South Pole. But they were also husbands, fathers, sons and brothers. For...
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Dinosaurs of Darkness opens a doorway to a fascinating former world, between 100 million and 120 million years ago, when Australia was far south of its present location and joined to Antarctica. Dinosaurs lived in this polar region.
How were the polar dinosaurs discovered? What do we now know about them? Thomas H. Rich and Patricia Vickers-Rich, who have played crucial roles in their discovery, describe how they and others collected the fossils indispensable...
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Nothing could spur the imagination about a landform more than the name Mount Terror! Why is it called this? Readers find out that and more in this intriguing volume. Found near Antarctica, Mount Terror is a volcano and not all those who discovered and studied the mount made it home. The main text supports social studies curricula with discussion of geography, exploration, and environment of Antarctica. Breathtaking full-color photographs complement...
17) Fridtjof Nansen: In Nacht und Eis – Die Norwegische Polarexpedition 1893–1896 Alle Bände in einem
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Fridtjof Nansen: In Nacht und Eis – Die Norwegische Polarexpedition 1893–1896 – Erster und zweiter Band Über 1000 Seiten, mit 418 Fotos, Skizzen, Grafiken und Karten und 220 Fußnoten Neu editierte Ausgabe 2021
Als sich von September 2019 bis Oktober 2020 das deutsche Forschungsschiff ›Polarstern‹, festgefroren im Eis, durch die zentrale Arktis treiben ließ um Klimaprozesse zu studieren, hatten die Planer dieser wagemutigen Expedition...
18) North by Night
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This is a relentless, spellbinding tale of the capture and escape of two Yankee prisoners at the turning point of the Civil War. The Seventh Connecticut Cavalry was sent to South Carolina to occupy the islands along the coast. In a bloody battle with the Rebels, Lieutenants Peter Bradford and Red Kelly are captured and sent by box car to a prison in Columbia. Their daily attempt to stay alive amid the squalor of prison is sparked by a dream nurtured...
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Go on an exhibition to the South Pole as you explore the harsh climate of Antarctica. Study the ice, atmosphere, magnetic field, and greenhouse effect over this vast continent. Draw the locations of research stations inhabiting Antarctica. Understand how Antarctica's temperatures can result in surface ice two miles thick. Become a scientist and research the atmosphere above Antarctica. Find ways in which scientists move around Antarctica without roads...
20) Antarctica
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A harsh and icy land isolated at the far southern reaches of the globe, Antarctica is the most recently discovered of the continents.
Rookie Read-About: Continents series gives the youngest reader (Ages 3-6) an introduction to the components that make each continent distinctive and exceptional. Readers will get to know each continents' geography, history, and wildlife.
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