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An Arctic Story: The Animals of the Frozen North
This lovely book brings together facts about the Arctic, a poetic, evocative narrative, and breath-taking illustrations. An Arctic Story begins at the outer edge of the Arctic Circle, where the...
Ice is Black
From majestic glaciers to vast frozen plains as far as the eye can see, ice is just as important to the world's ecosystems as water, air, and trees. And yet...
Imagining the Arctic: Heroism, Spectacle and Polar Exploration
Imagining the Arctic explores the culture and politics of polar exploration and the making of its heroes. Leading explorers, the celebrity figures of their day, went to great lengths to...
The Man Who Loved Siberia
Siberia, to me, is a fairy-tale land.Fritz Dorries set out on his first trip to Eastern Siberia in 1877, when there were still blank spaces on maps of the world....