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Frostlines : a journey through entangled lives and landscapes in a warming Arctic / by Shea, Neil,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."As warming reshapes our planet, the Arctic -- a region that once seemed unchangeable, beyond the reach of modern problems -- is quickly coming undone. While the old cold world can still be glimpsed in the movements of caribou, the hidden lives of wolves, and the hunting skill of an Iñupiaq elder, look closer and you'll find a new Arctic appearing in its place. Neil Shea blends natural history, anthropology, and travel writing to explore how the beauty, chaos, and power of change in the far north are reflected in the lives of people and animals. He sojourns with a wolf pack on Canada's Ellesmere Island and travels with Indigenous hunters in Alaska, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories. He tracks dwindling caribou herds across the top of North America, searches for vanished Vikings in Greenland, and visits the front line of the new Cold War rising between Russia and Europe. What Shea finds is not one Arctic but many -- all still linked by shattering cold, seasons of darkness, and a pure, inimitable light"--
Subjects: Shea, Neil; Animal populations; Climatic changes; Ecology; Indigenous peoples; Indigenous peoples;

The way home for wolf / by Bright, Rachel.; Field, Jim,1980-;
Wolf cub Wilf is convinced that he has what it takes to lead the pack, but the adults just laugh--and when he falls behind and finds himself alone in the dark of the Arctic night he discovers that it is really important to have friends who will show you the way home.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Wolves; Animals; Help-seeking behavior; Helping behavior;

Cool Buds to the rescue! / by Lehman, Barbara.;
"Here is a story about three best friends living in the arctic: Blue, Puff, and Sealy. When Puff rescues a stranded sailor, Tip, everyone wants Tip to be able to stay and be one of the Cool Buds--but where does Tip fit in? The Buds already all have their own little homes, perfectly suited to each of them. Tip has a genius idea and soon they have formed their very own little town: 'population 4'!"--Ages 4-8.
Subjects: Animal fiction.; Readers (Publications); Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Animals; Friendship; Rescue work; Cartoons and comics.;

After the North Pole : a story of survival, mythmaking, and melting ice / by Kagge, Erling,author.; Dickson, Kari,translator.; translation of:Kagge, Erling.Nordpolen Natur, myter, eventyrlyst og smeltende is.English.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-343).Throughout recorded human time, few places on Earth have inspired as much fascination as the North Pole. This is an otherworldly place with no latitude and no longitude, a place where the sun rises and stays aloft for six months before setting, plunging the expanse of ice and water into darkness for half a year. Long before we ever journeyed to the North Pole, human beings have wondered what the northernmost point of our planet might be like. It became densely mythologized by writers, thinkers, historians and philosophers across civilizations. Perhaps it was the actual garden of Eden? Or the sunny land of the Hyperboreans, as Herodotus surmised? Only recently did we get to the North Pole -- fending off scurvy, polar bears and frostbite -- to report on its strange wonders. A memoir from the Norwegian explorer recounts his 58-day ski journey to the North Pole, offering a gripping adventure story and a deep reflection on nature, human resilience and the profound significance of this remote region.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Kagge, Erling; Adventure and adventurers; Skis and skiing; Survival;

Polar peril / by Rayner, Shoo.;
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Subjects: Storm, Axel (Fictitious character); Children of celebrities; Uncles;
© 2011, c2010., Orchard Books,

Animal camouflage in the snow / by Rustad, Martha E. H.(Martha Elizabeth Hillman),1975-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 23) and index."RL: K-1, IL: PreK-2"--P. [4] of cover."Grade: 1, early-intervention level: 18"--P. 24.LSC
Subjects: Camouflage (Biology); Tundra animals; Zoology; Snow ecology;
© c2010., Capstone Press,

Serpentine / by Pullman, Philip,1946-; Duxbury, Tom,;
The world-changing events of The Amber Spyglass are behind them, and Lyra and Pan find themselves utterly changed as well. In Serpentine, they journey to the far North once more, hoping to ask the Consul of Witches a most urgent question.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Belacqua, Lyra (Fictitious character); Witches; Familiars (Spirits); Good and evil;
© 2020., Alfred A. Knopf,

Graves of ice : the lost Franklin expedition / by Wilson, John(John Alexander),1951-author.;
Fourteen-year-old George Chambers is aboard the HMS Erebus, one of two ships under the command of Sir John Franklin on his quest to discover the Northwest Passage. But when the Erebus and Terror are trapped in ice, more than 100 members of the crew die of scurvy, starvation and freezing. Only George and Commander James Fitzjames remain alive, and as starvation weakens him, George recalls the events that led him to join Franklin's expedition into Canada's desolate North. Perhaps the story he tells will be all that survives of Franklin's doomed Arctic expedition.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Franklin, John, Sir, 1786-1847;
© c2014., Scholastic Canada,

Against the ice : the classic Arctic survival story / by Mikkelsen, Ejnar,1880-1971,author.; Coster-Waldau, Nikolaj,1970-writer of foreword.; Michael, Maurice,1909-translator.; Mikkelsen, Ejnar,1880-1971.Two against the ice.; translation of:Mikkelsen, Ejnar,1880-1971.Farlig Tomandsfærd.English.;
"Ejnar Mikkelsen was devoted to Arctic exploration. In 1910 he decided to search for the diaries of the ill-fated Mylius-Erichsen expedition, which had set out to prove that Robert Peary's outline of the East Greenland coast was a myth, erroneous and presumably self-serving. Iver Iversen was a mechanic who joined Mikkelsen in Iceland when the expedition's boat needed repair. Several months later, Mikkelsen and Iversen embarked on an incredible journey during which they would suffer every imaginable Arctic travail: implacable cold, scurvy, starvation, frostbite, snow blindness, plunges into icy seawater, impossible sledding conditions, Vitamin A poisoning, debilitated dogs, apocalyptic storms, gaping crevasses, and assorted mortifications of the flesh. Mikkelsen's diary was even eaten by a bear. Three years of this, coupled with seemingly no hope of rescue, would drive most crazy, yet the two retained both their sanity as well as their humor. Indeed, what may have saved them was their refusal to become as desolate as their surroundings ..."--
Subjects: Mikkelsen, Ejnar, 1880-1971; Mikkelsen, Ejnar, 1880-1971; Alabama-expeditionen til Grønlands nordøstkyst (1909-1912);

Peoples of the Arctic and Subarctic / by Davis, Barbara,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [62]), Internet addresses and index."A discussion of the Indians of the Arctic and Subarctic regions of North America, including who the people were, where they lived, their civilization, social structure, religion, art, architecture, science and technology, daily life, entertainment and sports. Features include timelines, fact boxes, glossary, list of recommended readings, web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Paleo-Eskimos; Paleo-Eskimos; Inuit; Inuit; Indians of North America; Indians of North America;
© c2009., World Book,

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