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Icy worlds.

Contributor(s): World Book, Inc.
Series: A look at.Chicago : World Book, c2011Chicago : World Book, Inc., ©2011Description: 64 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.Content type: text ISBN: 9780716617884.Subject(s): Polar regions -- Juvenile literature | Alpine regions -- Juvenile literature | Ice -- Juvenile literature | Cold -- Juvenile literature | Natural history -- Juvenile literature | Explorers -- Arctic regions -- History -- Juvenile literature | Explorers -- Antarctica -- History -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: 911/Ic9 Other classification: GRef./GS
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.
Scope and content: "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.
Item type Current location Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
General Reference General Reference Grade School Library
General Reference Section 		GC GRef./GS 911/Ic9 (Browse shelf) Not for loan 20751GS
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GRef./GS 910.285/St972 GPS : GRef./GS 910.3/G366 The Concise geography encyclopedia / GRef./GS 910.9/V948 Voyages of exploration. GRef./GS 911/Ic9 Icy worlds. GRef./GS 912/At651 ATLAS : GRef./GS 912/W893 World atlas. GRef./GS 929.9203/Z7 The World encyclopedia of flags

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

"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.

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