Orem Library

"Turtles are found on every continent EXCEPT Antarctica. But not for long! When a David Attenborough-esque narrator explains that turtles are found everywhere except Antarctica, one determined turtle sets out to prove him wrong. After recruiting other non-Antarctic animals along the way--much to the narrator's dismay--the turtle and his adventurous friends travel through fields, forests, and cross an entire ocean to reach their goal. But what exactly...

Mrs. Frizzle introduces some of the amazing animals who inhabit the Arctic and Antarctic regions, and explains how they have adapted to their icy homes.

Describes how some animals survive in frigid regions, including muskrats, walruses, and the Arctic fox.

"A kid-friendly collection of more than twenty poems about the polar regions and the animals that live there"--

Santa Claus is missing, and a host of arctic animals searches for him in the snow.

Features maps and information about the geography, plants, animals, and ecosystems of both poles and all five oceans.

An illustrated poetic ode to the creatures that inhabit the North and South poles. The stark, cold landscapes of Earth's poles may seem inhospitable, but their snowy hollows and glacial waters hide an astounding variety of creatures, from the tiny, fascinating tardigrade to the mysterious giant squid, from the fleet-footed Arctic hare to the majestic polar bear.

Take an adventure to the polar regions with the creative crafts in this book! Kids can make a Walrus Mask, Caribou Marionette, Penguin Pin, and even a Herd of Musk Oxen, among the twenty projectes covered. Kids will enjoy the fascinating fact boxes that accompany each craft, as they learn about the various creatures that live in the coldest places on earth!

The Arctic and Antarctic remain the greatest wildernesses on Earth. The scale and beauty of the scenery and the sheer power of the elements, the weather, the rough ocean and the ice, is unmatched anywhere else on our planet. Tells the compelling story of animals such as the wandering albatross, the adelie penguin and the polar bear, and paints a portrait that will take your breath away, at a moment when, melting fast, the frozen regions of our planet...