| International Standard Book Number |
9780593842423
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| International Standard Book Number |
0593842421
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780593842430
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| International Standard Book Number |
059384243X
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| Personal Name |
Taylor, Barbara, 1954- author.
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| Title Statement |
Arctic & Antarctic / written by Barbara Taylor ; photographed by Geoff Brightling.
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| Varying Form of Title |
Arctic and Antarctic.
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| Varying Form of Title |
Eyewitness Arctic & Antarctic.
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| Varying Form of Title |
DK Eyewitness Arctic & Antarctic.
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| Edition Statement |
Rev. ed. ; American ed.
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| Imprint |
New York : DK Publishing, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2024.
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| Physical Description |
72 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
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| Series Statement |
Eyewitness.
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| General Note |
"New edition"--Cover.
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| General Note |
First published in 1995.
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| General Note |
Includes index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
The ends of the Earth -- The Arctic and tundra -- Antarctica -- In Antarctic waters -- Residents and visitors -- Adaptable animals -- Survival of the fittest -- Birds of the Arctic -- Birds of the Antarctic -- Sky lords -- Ocean wanderer -- Penguin parade -- Emperors of the Antarctic -- King of the Arctic -- Mighty moose -- Tundra life -- Reindeer and caribou -- Company of wolves -- The walrus -- Suited to the sea -- Giants of the sea -- A herding life -- Hunters of the north -- European explorers -- Race for the pole -- Life in the Arctic -- Polar research -- Life at polar stations -- Human impacts on the poles -- Mapping Antarctica -- Mapping the Arctic -- Polar climate -- Species status -- Glossary.
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| Summary, Etc. |
Illustrations and text explore the frozen landscapes of the polar regions, and provide information about the flora and fauna that survive in the hostile conditions.
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| Study Program Information Note |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.9 1 17207.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Animal behavior.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Zoology.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Animals Habits and behavior.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Zoology Polar regions Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Zoology Polar regions.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Animals Habitations.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Ecology Polar regions Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Animals Habits and behavior Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Arctic regions Description and travel Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Arctic regions Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Arctic regions Social life and customs Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Polar regions Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Antarctica Description and travel Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Antarctica Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Geographical Term |
Antarctica Social life and customs Juvenile literature.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Informational works.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Brightling, Geoff, photographer.
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