Icy worlds
Series: A look at
Publisher: World Book
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780716617884
Subjects: Alpine regions; Ice; Polar regions; Natural history; Cold; Juvenile literature; Explorers; History
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introducing icy worlds; title: The polar regions; title: High, icy places; title: Ice that comes and goes; title: Ice Ages; title: Glaciers; title: Sea ice; title: Icebergs; title: Lands and seas of the Arctic; title: Arctic explorers; title: Plant life of the Arctic; title: Animal life of the Arctic; title: People of the Arctic; title: Arctic warming; title: Land and seas of Antarctica; title: Ice shelves; title: Antarctic explorers; title: Is Antarctica a country?; title: Living things in Antarctica; title: Scientific stations; title: Warming in Antarctica; title: Environmental threats to polar regions; title: Using; title: and sharing; title: Earth's icy worlds; title: Windows into the past; title: Ice on other worlds; title: Glossary.