Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Women explorers in polar regions Women explorers in polar regions Margo McLoone Briefly describes the lives and travels of five women who explored the polar regions. OL15853381W
Bernt Balchen Bernt Balchen Carroll V. Glines, Jr. He set polar flight records, organized a series of daring wartime air operations, and became a leader in Arctic aviation. But despite these achievements, Norwegian-American aviator Bernt Balchen saw … OL16108395W
Arctic security in an age of climate change Arctic security in an age of climate change James Kraska "This is the first book to examine Arctic defense policy and military security from the perspective of all eight Arctic states"--Provided by publisher. "This is the first book to examine Arctic defe… OL16183682W
The arctic The arctic Lynn M. Stone Describes the Arctic, including its seasons, geographical features, animal life, and people. OL1801950W
Counting on snow Counting on snow Maxwell Newhouse The book invites children to count down from ten crunching caribou to one silent moose, finding other northern animals from seals to wolves to snowy owls along the way. As the animals appear, so does… OL19721443W
Finding the North Pole Finding the North Pole Frederick A. Cook,Robert E. Peary The accounts of Cook and Peary's expeditions combined. OL26197910W
Arctic frozen reaches Arctic frozen reaches Wendy Pfeffer Describes the hardy animals which live in the cold, harsh Arctic. This book provides information on how the various kinds of animals that live in the freezing-cold Arctic are able to survive. OL2669947W
The Arctic The Arctic David Rootes Discusses life in this harsh habitat, the people, the mineral wealth, and the abuses which threaten its future. OL2964181W
Peoples of the Arctic Peoples of the Arctic Robert Low Describes life in the Arctic regions of the world and how humans have adapted to the harsh conditions there. OL3231185W
Arctic Adaptations Arctic Adaptations Igor Krupnik A study of the dynamics of change in subsistence practices, social structures, and ethics regarding utilization of natural resources, in native groups in northern Siberia. OL3913791W
In the land of white death In the land of white death Valerian Albanov,Linda Dubosson,Valerian Ivanovich Alʹbanov In 1912, six months after Robert Falcon Scott and four of his men came to grief in Antarctica, a thirty-two-year-old Russian navigator named Valerian Albanov embarked on an expedition that would prov… OL4182186W
Here Is the Arctic Winter Here Is the Arctic Winter Madeleine Dunphy Cumulative text introduces the animals of the cold white world that is the arctic winter. OL497771W