Over in the Arctic

Reducere. Canada borders the USA in the south and the Arctic Circle in the north. This results in a landscape diversity with endless forest areas in the sout...

Reducere. Prologue: Is the color of the Arctic white? (p. 1-2) The Arctic is not just white; it is multi-colored. (Fig. 1. The green Arctic) I. Arctic Tundra...

DescriptionThis stunningly beautiful and informative book celebrates the Arctic, one of the last great wildernesses on the planet; a place where an...

Reducere. Arctic Heroes takes a poignant look at the fate of the Greenland sled dog. In Greenland, where the melting ice sheet is irrevocably disrupting the ...

GRIPPING. ... One of the greatest polar rescue efforts ever mounted. --Wall Street JournalThe riveting true story of the largest polar rescue missi...

Missionary, linguist, and ethnographer Emile Petitot (1838-1916) was known for his work in Canada's Northwest Territories and as the author of a co...

Reducere. Jean Aspen, daughter of arctic explorer and author Constance Helmericks, began life in the wilderness. Throughout six decades, the natural world ha...

The 12th in a series that has sold over 30 million worldwide. Jack and Annie go on an Arctic adventure! Ages: 5-7yrs.

Reducere. Wildlife biologist Alex Carter is back, fighting for endangered species in the Canadian Arctic and battling for her life in this action-packed foll...

DescriptionBlending meteorological history with the history of scientific cartography, Monmonier charts the phenomenon of lake-effect snow and expl...

A charmingly illustrated journey of discovery through different environments: ocean, forest, jungle, desert and the Arctic, each shown in giant, fo...

Reducere. Canada borders the USA in the south and the Arctic Circle in the north. This results in a landscape diversity with endless forest areas in the sout...

In his new preface Bernd Heinrich ranges from Maine to Alaska and north to the Arctic as he summarizes findings from continuing investigations over...

Reducere. Setting an outlandish goal and then achieving it, is not all that's it's cracked up to be.It's done all the time.Whether it's stuffing seventeen pe...

Reducere. Discover the amazing animals and plants that live in gardens, forests, jungles, oceans and wild places in this colourful sticker book. There are ov...

Discover the peoples who live in the most northerly reaches of the Earth - including the Inuit, Nenet, Saami and Chukchi races - their origins, his...

The tragic true story of a mid-air collision in October 1958 that killed thirty-one peoplePublisher: The Conrad PressAuthor(s): Rory O'GradyIllustr...

Reducere. There are a few places screenwriter Lou Calabrese would rather be than crammed into a helicopter with Jack Townsend, star of her claim to fame, Cop...

Reducere. IndieFab awardsRising from sandbars on the Platte River with clarion calls, the sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) feels the urgency of spring migrat...

Interactive and engaging, Ultimate Spotlight: Polar Animals gives children a closer look at the amazing animals that live in the coldest regions on...

The latest instalment of the CWA Gold Dagger award-winning Rekyavik Murder series. Eriendur and his team investigate the murder of a young boy, une...

Reducere. John Rae's accomplishments, surpassing all nineteenth-century Arctic explorers, were worthy of honors and international fame. No explorer even appr...

Though plastic has numerous benefits, our reliance on this sturdy, light and flexible material, paired with its longevity and our changing consumer...

Though plastic has numerous benefits, our reliance on this sturdy, light and flexible material, paired with its longevity and our changing consumer...

Peter Pond, a fur trader, explorer, and amateur mapmaker, spent his life ranging much farther afield than Milford, Connecticut, where he was born a...

Reducere. In 1914, fear and paranoia rule the high seas. Young Iain Cosgrove sets sail for a research trip aboard Lady Balgay, the last of Dundee's once-gran...

Earth's climate has undergone dramatic changes over the geologic timescale. At one extreme, Earth has been glaciated from the poles to the equator ...

Reducere. All around the world, it's bedtime, and Mommies are tucking little ones into bed. From the elephants on the grasslands to the camels in the desert ...

From the Arctic to the South China Sea, states are vying to secure sovereign rights over vast maritime stretches, undersea continental plates, shif...

Reducere. An acclaimed natural history writer follows the trail of the remarkable hummingbird all over the world. Hummingbirds are a glittering, sparkling co...

This guide describes how to use common wild plants to help treat injuries and backcountry maladies. This beautifully illustrated guide highlights o...

DescriptionBreathtaking landscapes, unrivaled trekking, and the creative spirit of Reykjav k: experience it all with Moon Iceland. Inside you'll fi...

Reducere. Explore the fascinating wildlife that call the ocean their home! From arctic polar bears and puffins to sea otters and dolphins, this lively, inter...

Reducere. DescriptionFly-fishing has its sacred waters the world over. Yellowstone National Park claims some of the craft's most storied destinations. Castin...

Reducere. Fly-fishing has its sacred waters the world over. Yellowstone National Park claims some of the craft's most storied destinations. Casting in the Fi...

Reducere. With Trilobite, Richard Fortey, paleontologist and author of the acclaimed Life, offers a marvelously written, smart and compelling, accessible and...

Reducere. Discover the importance of composting with Alex and Mateo Educational and silly, Save the Scraps tells the story of two children who learn how to c...

Reducere. After a fifteen-year career as a sled dog racer, musher Dave Olesen turned his focus away from competition and set out to fulfill a lifelong dream....

**The Air Ministry's emergency survival series makes the perfect gift for those who think they'd survive the world's most hostile environments - or...

DescriptionFans of Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Ivan will treasure this timeless tale about a magnificent adventure to the North Pole and...

Reducere. The Plaisted Polar Expedition of 1968 was the first indisputable attainment of the North Pole over the Arctic Ocean ice surface from a point of lan...

Book One in the By Arrow, Blade, and Claw SeriesA crippled Ohio State archery champion (Cody Dugway) who can talk to animals, a Hungarian wolverine...

Emperor Jeng and the Evil Witch Kensa have gone in search of the Broken Star - four crystals that can control the weather But when the Good Beast g...

In the realm of Gwildor, the Mistress of the Beasts is under a curse, and her ferocious Beasts are destroying the land. Tom vows to break the spell...

Tom is on a quest to free the Mistress of the Beasts from an evil curse. But when he arrives in a mountain town devastated by terrible rockfalls, h...

From Lake Michigan to the Arctic Circle, from the British Isles to Brazil, Lighthouses celebrates more than 200 structures and the stunning vistas ...

Reducere. The Winds of Change places the horrifying carnage unleashed on New Orleans, Mississippi, and Alabama by Hurricane Katrina in context. Climate has b...

Reducere. "A very important and superbly argued book" (Matt Ridley) by the bestselling "skeptical environmentalist" argues that panic over climate change is ...

Reducere. As the sun rises on her snow-covered world, Little Cub wonders aloud... "What is heaven like?"With tender words, her Papa describes a wonderful pla...

Reducere. Alaska Trees and Shrubs describes and illustrates over 150 woody plants - the trees and shrubs - found in the 49th State. Included are essentially ...

DescriptionA visually stunning, photographically driven celebration of bird migration--one of the great marvels of the natural world The vast trans...

Reducere. In 1930 two novice paddlers--Eric Sevareid and Walter C. Port--launched a secondhand 18-foot canvas canoe into the Minnesota River at Fort Snelling...

Reducere. If geoengineering continues unabated, and the ozone layer is completely destroyed, it will be game over for us all. No ozone layer = no life on Ear...

Waterford's guide to Weather is the ideal, pocket-sized folding guide to clouds, storms and weather patterns. A must-have reference for novice mete...

Reducere. A majestic polar bear heads out on a mysterious walk in a dazzling, playful collaboration from an exciting pair of picture-book creators. Follow a ...

Reducere. Fourteen-year-old Suli must stop the most powerful witch her country has ever seen. If she fails, her country will starve, her animal friends may d...

Reducere. "Douglas Brinkley has written a sweeping, blow-by-blow account of the struggle to preserve the last great remnants of American wilderness. An engag...

Reducere. It's the year 2079. Narwhals, the last tusked animals still living in the wild on the planet, are being pushed to extinction by poaching in the Can...

Reducere. Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award A Northern classic and beloved favorite, Two in the Far North chronicles the incredible story of Margaret...

Reducere. In the early 1800s, Nicholas, Jessica, and Jon Santa attempt the first human trek to the North Pole and stumble upon an ancient race of people left...

Reducere. Fishing Glacier National Park includes over 250 fishing locations from Waterton Lake to the Flathead River. This guide uncovers streams and lakes f...

Reducere. "Wonderfully follows in the tradition of A. A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh stories...Endearing...Will win over young readers in a heartbeat." --Booklis...

As a young adult, Katie Eberhart moved to Cabin 135, a house on a knoll in remote Alaska. Over the next decade, growing up and growing into her hom...

Reducere. In the final year of World War II, the United States plucked nine farm boys from across the country and sent them off on a strange mission, one tha...

In this rich collection, bestselling author Adam Hochschild has selected and updated over two dozen essays and pieces of reporting from his long ca...

Reducere. In this New York Times bestseller, updated for 2016, an award-winning journalist uses ten maps of crucial regions to explain the geo-political stra...

Reducere. The women in an Arctic village must survive a sinister threat after all the men are wiped out by a catastrophic storm in this "gripping novel inspi...

DescriptionFrom the acclaimed author of Wintering: a thrilling ode to the spirit of adventure and the vagaries of loss and love In 1897, Odd Einar ...

Reducere. Tom Kline has been an adventure racewalker for fifty years. He has walked the remotest lands on our planet, alone and on foot. Experience the sensa...

Reducere. DescriptionIngo Swann -- renowned psi researcher -- reveals a long-held secret series of experiences with a "deep black" agency whose apparent char...