Author: G.W. MullinsPublisher: Light Of The Moon Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Rise Of The Snow Queen Book One: The Polar Bear King
Author: G.W. MullinsPublisher: Light Of The Moon Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Ice Bears and Kotick
Author: Peter WebbPublisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN: 1574092642
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
This is the story of an extraordinary boat journey that two men made for the fun of it. They rowed and sailed through pack ice, past glaciers and icebergs. They survived whales, polar bears, starvation and capsize. In doing so, they completed the first circumnavigation of the Arctic Island of Spitsbergen in an open rowing boat. Along the way they learned about themselves and about life, experienced a frozen wilderness that will most likely disappear before the century is out. This is a story for small-boat sailors, for lovers of ice and snow, and for anybody who wanted to run away to sea.
The Great White Bear
Author: Kieran MulvaneyPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547504764
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
This “up-close [and] graceful account” of the polar bear combines historical accounts, research, and the author’s own encounters in the Arctic (Kirkus Reviews). Polar bears are creatures of paradox: They are white bears whose skin is black; massive predators who can walk almost silently; Arctic residents whose major problem is not staying warm, but keeping cool. Fully grown they can measure ten feet and weigh close to two thousand pounds, but at birth they are just twenty ounces. Human encounters with these legendary creatures can be both exhilarating and terrifying. Tales throughout history describe the ferocity of polar bear attacks on humans. But human hunters have exacted a far larger toll, obliging Arctic nations to try to protect their region’s iconic species before it’s too late. Now another threat to the polar bears’ survival has emerged, one that is steadily destroying sea ice and the life it supports. Without this habitat, polar bears cannot exist. The Great White Bear celebrates the story of this unique species. Through a blend of history, myth, personal observations, and scientific accounts, Kieran Mulvaney tells the story of the polar bear: its history, its life, and its uncertain fate.
Ice Bear
Author: Michael EngelhardPublisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295999233
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Prime Arctic predator and nomad of the sea ice and tundra, the polar bear endures as a source of wonder, terror, and fascination. Humans have seen it as spirit guide and fanged enemy, as trade good and moral metaphor, as food source and symbol of ecological crisis. Eight thousand years of artifacts attest to its charisma, and to the fraught relationships between our two species. In the White Bear, we acknowledge the magic of wildness: it is both genuinely itself and a screen for our imagination. Ice Bear traces and illuminates this intertwined history. From Inuit shamans to Jean Harlow lounging on a bearskin rug, from the cubs trained to pull sleds toward the North Pole to cuddly superstar Knut, it all comes to life in these pages. With meticulous research and more than 160 illustrations, the author brings into focus this powerful and elusive animal. Doing so, he delves into the stories we tell about Nature—and about ourselves—hoping for a future in which such tales still matter.
Ice Bear
Author: Steven KazlowskiPublisher: The Mountaineers Books
ISBN: 1594854866
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
This title presents a collection of photographs by acclaimed 'polar bear photographer' Steven Kazlowski. Featuring mostly never-before-published images, this simple yet evocative book explores the polar bear's Arctic home and life cycle.
An outline of the kingdoms of Nature, for the use of schools, etc
Author: Christopher IRVING (LL.D.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
An outline of the kingdoms of nature, for the use of schools
Author: Christopher IrvingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
According the the preface, this work is intended for "teachers and schoolmasters" who teach natural history. Mentioned also are separately-published Darton & Clark prints that "may be conveniently used" alongside the text. The sections on zoology are distinguished by a wealth of melodramatic anecdotes, apparently intended to produce a strong impression on pupils, and the section on the vegetable kingdom is completely devoted to agriculture.
On Thin Ice
Author: United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global WarmingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Polar Bear
Author: Caroline BrettPublisher:
ISBN: 9781852830694
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Part of a series on animals and animal behaviour, produced in collaboration with the makers of the award-winning television programme Survival, and aiming to introduce children to the animal kingdom. This book covers the natural history of the polar bear.
Kingdom of the Ice Bear
Author: Hugh MilesPublisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, by arrangement with the British Broadcasting Corporation
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Lavishly illustrated text describes the ecology of the Arctic region and the sequence of seasonal events, showing how flora, fauna, and man can survive the intense cold.