Fossil Forests Additional Information

Polar Regions (Our World)

Published by Simon & Schuster, 1988.

Ice and snow as far as the eye can see—that’s what life is like in the polar regions. In winter, the sun does not rise for months, and the weather becomes bitterly cold. During the summer, the sun shines day and night, and yet the polar regions never really become warm. This book takes you to the Arctic and Antarctic and shows you what it’s like to live in the coldest places on Earth. Color photos, drawings, and diagrams introduce plant and animal life in the regions, the people who live in their fringe areas, and polar exploration. As barren as they seem, the poles are rich in certain kinds of food and minerals, and this richness puts them at risk from development. Attempts to save the polar regions are described.

Tundra

Published by Twenty-First Century Books/Millbrook Press, 1994.

The winter temperature is 22 degrees below zero on the Alaskan tundra. Musk oxen huddle together to stay warm. During the short summer months, the snow disappears and colorful flowers bloom. Caribou return to feast on these new plants. Sandpipers walk along the water’s edge, searching for insects to eat. Color photographs and drawings accompany the descriptions of this area, which stretches across northern Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Siberia, and the Scandinavian countries. The tundra supports fewer plant and animal species than do most other biomes, but the species that it does support have special ways of withstanding the harsh conditions. Take a look at the climate and geology, the plants and animals, and the people who live on the tundra.