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Hardcover Arctic and Antarctic Book

ISBN: 0789458500

ISBN13: 9780789458506

Arctic and Antarctic

(Part of the DK Eyewitness Books Series)

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With more than 20 million copies sold in 41 languages and more than 88 countries worldwide, DK "Eyewitness" has been the most trusted series in reference publishing for more then three decades.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

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A fabulous book exploration of the North and South Hinterlands

I am a confirmed DK Eyewitness fan. What a visual way--the fabulous color photographs and detailed but limited narrative--to get students into nonfiction to learn about things of the world, all over the world. Even at the top and bottom of the world. The Arctic and Antarctica. The North Pole and a continent. North and South. Polar opposites, except for the ice and cold and blizzards and a multitude of flora and fauna and even people. Flora and fauna? Yes, I know about the animals, but plant life? They fill only three pages in the 64-page book. "Only specialized, hardy plants can survive the fierce winds, biting cold, thin soils, and short growing season of the polar lands" (18). Wormwood, a type of iris, long grass, a wort, a daisylike flower, primrose, and weeds (even in the icy lands) grow here. On the other hand, animal species fill 35 pages (not counting man). One of the ugliest critters I've ever seen, a giant isopod (beauty in the eye...)grows up to 8 inches in the bottom of the ocean, eating anything it can find. Do you know starfish can live to be 39 years old? Musk oxen, Arctic tern, whales, caribou, arctic fox, ptarmigan, cranes, loons, petrels, cormorant, snowy owl, golden eagles, albatross, penguins, emperer penguins, polar bears, moose, grizzly bear, lynx, reindeer, the list goes on. Each two-page spread features photographs, habitats, food, products from the animals, bone structure, and so on. The last section is devoted to man and his ability to cope with extreme cold and weather. Their natural clothing, hunting masks, bone carvings, ships, exploration, weather suits, sleds, homes of natives. Always fascinating, always filled with material to keep a person busy for days reading all the material, studying all the pictures, DK Eyewitness book of Arctic and Antarctic is solid scholarship, page design, and sharp photographs that make images come alive. A wonderful book. Memorial Day, Shreveport, Louisiana, temperature 94 degrees. May God bless all our soldiers in active campaigns and fallen soldiers wherever they may be.

Excellent Choice

I'm a teacher and I find the Eyewitness books highly educational. I like the way the concepts are presented in a form without backgrounds. This gives clear facts to the reader without over taxing the attention span. The books are highly informative, presenting difficult concepts in comprehendable chunks that stimulate interest. I have almost the whole collection for my own children and they LOVE them!
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