Polar Regions category: 485 books
The Polar Adventures of a Rich American Dame
A Life of Louise Arner Boyd
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2017
The first comprehensive biography of Louise Arner Boyd — the intrepid American socialite who reinvented herself as the leading female polar explorer of the twentieth century.
Born in the late 1880s to a gritty mining magnate who made his millions in the California gold rush and a well-bred...
Polar Winds
A Century of Flying the North
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2014
Polar Winds traces a century of northern flight from balloonatics to bush pilots and beyond.
"They were all gamblers and fortune seekers. They did things on their own — were independent people who wanted to be free to roam. They were good people, but, of course, some were loners or escapists....
The Ice Balloon
S. A. Andree and the Heroic Age of Arctic Exploration
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2012
In this grand and astonishing tale, Alec Wilkinson brings us the story of S. A. Andrée, the visionary Swedish aeronaut who, in 1897, during the great age of Arctic endeavor, left to discover the North Pole by flying to it in a hydrogen balloon. Called by a British military officer “the most original...
4th Grade Geography: North and South Poles
Fourth Grade Books Polar Regions for Kids
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2015
When you're in the North Pole, how would you know where the South Pole is? This is a trick question because everything in the North Pole actually points South! Open the pages of this educational book to learn more about the North and South Poles. You will love how interactive this book is because of the use of selected pictures and minimal texts. Buy a copy now!
The Dundurn Arctic Culture and Sovereignty Library
Pike's Portage/Death Wins in the Arctic/Arctic Naturalist/Arctic Obsession/Arctic Twilight/Arctic Front/Canoeing North Into the Unknown/Arctic Revolution/In the Shadow of the Pole/Voices From the Odeyak
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2014
This special bundle is your essential guide to all things concerning Canada’s polar regions, which make up the majority of Canada’s territory but are places most of us will never visit. The Arctic has played a key role in Canada’s history and in the history of the indigenous peoples of this...
Early Inuit Studies
Themes and Transitions, 1850s-1980s
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
This collection of 15 chronologically arranged papers is the first-ever definitive treatment of the intellectual historyof Eskimology—known today as Inuit studies—the field of anthropology preoccupied with the origins, history, and culture of the Inuit people. The authors trace the growth and...
by Colin Souness
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
“Life is out there for anyone who seeks it and here is a great example. Colin and his crewmates seize this opportunity to sail the Gambo across the northern Atlantic despite fear and common sense warning against it, embodying a real spirit of adventure.” – Mike Robinson, chief executive for...
by Mary Pope Osborne
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system!
It's icicle city…when the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie to the frozen Arctic. Luckily, a seal hunter on a dogsled lends them warm clothes. Unluckily, they...
Locked in Ice
Nansen's Daring Quest for the North Pole
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2019
A spellbinding biography of Fridtjof Nansen, the pioneer of polar exploration, with a spotlight on his harrowing three-year journey to the top of the world.
An explorer who many adventurers argue ranks alongside polar celebrity Ernest Shackleton, Fridtjof Nansen contributed tremendous amounts...
Shackleton's Forgotten Expedition
The Voyage of the Nimrod
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2008
Shackleton's Forgotten Expedition is the story of Ernest Shackleton's epic journey toward the South Pole. Lacking funds and plagued by hunger, cruel weather, and unpredictable terrain, Shackleton and his party accomplished some of the most remarkable feats in the history of exploration. Not only were...
Atlantis beneath the Ice
The Fate of the Lost Continent
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2012
Scientific and mythological evidence that Antarctica was once Atlantis
• Reveals how the earth’s crust shifted in 9600 BCE, dragging Atlantis into the polar zone beneath miles of Antarctic ice
• Examines ancient yet highly accurate maps, including the Piri Reis map of 1513, which...
by Karl Beckstrand, Ashley Sanborn
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2014
(Arctic Humor, sports) “Kids will delight” – Author Natasha Yim. The adventures of a polar bear who hitches a ride to Antarctica. He’s never seen penguins before; to him they look like something fun to play with. Children (ages 2 – 6) love to make up stories to go with clever pictures (created...
by Jenny Rose Krueger
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2015
Cute and cuddly yet powerful and fierce, polar bears are loved by people around the world. But the great bear of the north is in trouble. Its habitat is disappearing, and its food supply is dwindling. Learn more about these amazing animals, their Arctic homes, what the eat, and what you can do to help.
by Kerry Dinmont
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2018
Take a close-up look at polar bears and their icy habitats! Colorful photographs of these furry and powerful predators will capture the reader's imagination. Carefully leveled text, critical thinking questions, and a photo glossary will teach kids the basics of reading nonfiction.