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adapted from an original text by Philip Steele
32 pages
illustrations (chiefly colour), maps
Includes 8 perforated press-out collector cards and link to free downloadable audio Contents include: The ends of the Earth -- The big freeze -- The frozen north -- Home of the polar bear -- Back to life -- People of the Arctic -- Arctic explorers -- South to Antarctica -- Land of the penguin -- Race for the Pole -- Ice stations -- Warming up -- The future
Summary: Tells you everything you want to know about the world's Arctic and Antarctic regions, the coldest places on Earth. Read about the Inuit peoples who live there, and the explorers who came and braved terrible conditions to lay claim to new lands. Discover the amazing array of polar wildlife, from ferocious polar bears and killer whales to the weird narwhal and the numerous penguin species that inhabit the Antarctic. (Publisher)
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