Henry Carter Hull

Text and photographs describe early 20th century exploration of the polar regions and other unexplored regions.

Examines the variety of animal and plant life found in the polar regions.

Photographs and text look at how animals have adapted to survive in the polar regions, focusing on how the polar bear, ptarmigan, Arctic hare, and others use camouflage to hide from predators.

From the late-17th to the early 20th century, intrepid explorers from America and Europe risked (and sometimes lost) their lives exploring the forbidding, uncharted landscapes of the Arctic and Antarctica. What drove these men to undertake these seemingly impossible journeys? In this deeply researched book, author John Dippel makes a convincing case that dozens of polar expeditions were motivated less by courageous idealism than personal ambition...

"With a little help from his friends on the tundra, an arctic fox learns how to be a good daddy to a noisy gosling"--

Introduces the major characteristics of birds, and describes twelve types that spend at least part of the year in the Arctic, including their habitat, appearance, calls, and habits.

At the top of the world, a polar bear hunts, swims, courts, raises cubs, and worries as they go off on their own.

"Little Blue is very close to his iceberg parents so when he suddenly breaks away from them, he promises to return and, after traveling far and undergoing big changes, he may succeed." --