polar regions

Describes the living conditions, plant and animal life, natural resources, exploration, and people of the North and South poles.

Discusses exploratory expeditions to the earth's polar regions in the twentieth century and the worlds thus opened to geologists, oceanographers, and other scientists.

Describes the polar lands, discussing plant and animal life, how people survive at the poles, environmental threats, and the protection of polar lands.

Traces the history of polar exploration from prehistoric times through the present.

Collects one hundred facts about the polar regions of Earth, covering seasons, animals, waters, peoples, and more; and includes illustrations, cartoons, quizzes, and activities.

Examines the weather, geographic features, and life of the earth's polar regions.

An explanation of discoveries made in both the Arctic and Antarctic regions, from the beginnings of time up to the 20th century, with concluding information about the region in modern times.

Describes various aspects of the Arctic and Antarctica including the animals that live there, the people who have explored them, and the changes brought to these faraway regions by modern technology and the search for new energy sources.

Tells the stories of the European and American adventurers who faced the harshest conditions on earth to explore the North and South Poles.