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Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Ice Station Zebra, treacherously perched at the top of the world, silently guards a secret that will change the balance of world power forever. America's only hope rests with the speed and courage of the fighting men in the nuclear sub Tigerfish.
Author
Series
Little animal rescue volume 6
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Fliss loves animals and will do anything to save them! Join her on her adventures to save wild species in danger. While on a Forest Club camping trip, Fliss is surprised to find herself transported to the Arctic Circle. Although it's freezing outside and the snow is deep, she knows there must be an animal nearby that needs help. Then she spots a polar bear cub - lost and alone. Fliss will have to battle the elements and use her Forest Club skills...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Morley absolutely loves jellyfish. Her entire life, she has been fascinated by one specific species, a legendary creature that no one has ever seen. Does the giant Arctic jellyfish even exist? After years of research, Dr. Morley and her crew don their red parkas and set off to icy northern waters in hopes of finding the mysterious creature. The Arctic Circle is filled with wonders: playful orcas, the glowing aurora borealis, and formidable ice...
Author
Publisher
Make Believe Ideas Ltd
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"You must never touch a polar bear... unless it's in this book! This festive touch-and-feel book is perfect for young children. They will love reading the funny rhyme that warns of the dangers of touching the animals -- and then ignoring the advice! Innovative silicone touches feature throughout the book."--Publisher's description.
"You must never touch a polar bear...except in this book! The polar animals love showing off their skills, but you'd...
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A polar bear waits patiently for spring when the ice breaks up, but after months of hunting, paddling, and resting on ice floes, summer ends and the bear must swim very far to find land. Includes facts about polar bears and the effect of climate change on their environment.
Author
Series
Not-so-impossible tales volume 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2016, ©2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
New friends Sika and Shen try to beat the odds and win the Great Northern Race--in a sled pulled by a team of sixty-six pugs--in hopes of meeting the Snowfather and having him grant their wish.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Long after Mr. Popper found his famous penguins a proper home, his distant relatives, Nina and Joel, move to a new house with their mother and find mysterious eggs in the basement.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A riveting, urgent account of the explorers and scientists racing to understand the rapidly melting ice sheet in Greenland, a dramatic harbinger of climate change. Greenland: a remote, mysterious island five times the size of California but with a population of just 56,000. The ice sheet that covers it is 700 miles wide and 1,500 miles long, and is composed of nearly three quadrillion tons of ice. For the last 150 years, explorers and scientists...
53) Arctic
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Overgard is a resourceful yet increasingly desperate man stranded in a remote, snow-covered wilderness. After a plane crash in an icy wasteland, Overgard must live by his wits as he waits for help to arrive. But when a long-awaited rescue effort fails, he faces a life-or-death decision: remain in the relative safety of his camp and hope to be found or embark on an arduous trek that may be the only hope for both him and a critically injured stranger....
Author
Publisher
Inhabit Media Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"There are 20,000 species of butterflies in the world, but only several dozen are found on tundra of the North American Arctic. Many Arctic animals have warm, woolly coats, downy feathers, or thick layers of blubber, and Arctic butterflies appear fragile with their fluttering, delicate wings. Yet the hardy butterflies that live at the top of the world have many clever ways to keep themselves warm in cool summers and endure icy cold winters. In A Children's...
55) Fire star
Author
Series
Last dragon chronicles volume 3
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
While on a research trip to the Arctic, Chris begins writing a story about bears, dragons and a mysterious fire star, only to realize that his tale is coming alive and is populated by an old adversary out to destroy his world forever.
57) The Fire Eternal
Author
Series
Last dragon chronicles volume 4
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
As the weather grows wilder and the ice caps melt, Arctic bears starve, dragons awake, the earth goddess Gaia becomes restless, and Alexa, the daughter of best-selling author David Rain, uses her special abilities in an attempt to save the world from the forces of evil.
Author
Publisher
Emily Bestler Books/Atria
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Victorian explorer William Day, 13 years after a failed expedition resulted in abandonment, betrayal and cannibalism, embarks on an uncanny journey into his past to find his missing second-in-command during which he must face up to the things he's done as the restless dead follow closely behind.
Author
Series
Secret explorers volume 7
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Meet the Secret Explorers -- a band of brainiac kids from all around the world. Everyone in this group of young experts has a specialty, from outer space to dinosaurs, and each story follows a character who gets chosen for a "secret exploration". In this fun, fact-filled children's book, engineering expert Kiki and Connor the marine biologist are sent on a mission to the Arctic. There they discover a research vessel studying the effects of climate...
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