Summary: Life in the extreme. In a fragile world of beauty and hostility, nature finds a way to survive and thrive. Sir David Attenborough explores a planet on the brink of major change.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Earth 2023

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DOC FRO

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3 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FRO

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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE FRO

Summary: Sought by explorers for centuries and hailed as the one of the most beautiful waterways in the world, The Northwest Passage tells a dramatic story of courage, discovery and adventure. From the breath-taking landscapes of the Arctic to the unforgettable exporters that risked everything to accomplish the un-thinkable, this 6-Part documentary highlights the missions and mysteries of the world s...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Mill Creek Entertainment 2014

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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DOC NOR

Golkar, Golriz

Summary: "In 1881, U.S. Army Lieutenant Adolphus Greely and his crew set sail for the Arctic. Their mission was to collect scientific data on the polar climate. They also had a second, secret goal: to achieve Farthest North, the record for highest latitude reached by explorers. But when resupply ships failed to arrive two years in a row, the team's dreams of glory turned into a nightmarish fight for...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Library is published by Capstone Press 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 919.804 GOL

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J919.804 GOL

Piesing, Mark

Summary: "The riveting true story of the largest polar rescue mission in history: the desperate race to find the survivors of the glamorous Arctic airship Italia, which crashed near the North Pole in 1928"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Custom House 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 919.8 PIE

Powell, Marie

Summary: "Introduces the main native nations of the arctic and subarctic regions, including the Inuit, Yup'ik, Unangan, Northern Athabaskan, Innu, Cree, Ojibwe, and Atikamekw nations. The nations' historical significance, cultural highlights, and contemporary life are all examined through respectful text and well-chosen photos. Additional features to enhance comprehension include informative sidebars,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2016

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 970 POW

Kantner, Seth

Contents: The candy store -- Non-dairy creamer -- Counting fish -- Brothers on the trapline -- Iñupiaq mailman -- Walking from Barrow -- Shopping for porcupine -- Sharpshooter -- Good-bye our season -- Flower of the fringe -- Darkness -- Hanging with the hang-out-kings -- Once upon a frontier -- Bob and Carrie come out of the hills -- Conversations with China -- City boy -- Salting a moose -- These happy...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Milkweed Editions 2008

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KANTNER, SETH KAN

Sides, Hampton

Summary: "From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage of the Age of Exploration, which culminated in Captain James Cook's death in Hawaii, and left a complex and controversial legacy still debated to this day On July 12th, 1776, Captain James Cook, already lionized as the greatest explorer in British history, set off on his third voyage in his ship...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2024

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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 910.92 SID

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Hartman, Darrell

Summary: "A sixty-year saga of frostbite and fake news that follows the no-holds-barred battle between two legendary explorers to reach the North Pole, and the newspapers which stopped at nothing to get--and sell--the story. In the fall of 1909, a pair of bitter contests captured the world's attention. The American explorers Robert Peary and Frederick Cook both claimed to have discovered the North Pole,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 998 HAR

Fabiny, Sarah

Summary: "Without risking life or limb, readers can explore the wonders and beauty of the Amazon in this Where Is ...? title. Human beings have inhabited the banks of the Amazon River since 13,000 BC and yet they make up just a small percentage of the 'population' of this geographic wonderland. The Amazon River basin teems with life--animal and plant alike. It's a rainforest that is home to an estimated...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2016

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHE

Grady, Wayne.

Summary: "This book is an exploration of the biology and ecology of a vital, ever-changing terrain. Written by one of Canada's best-known science and nature writers, it is intended not only for those who live in the Great Lakes basin but for anyone captivated by the splendor of the natural world and sensitive to the challenges of its preservation."--Jacket.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2007

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508 GRA

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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Nature Grady

Anawalt, Patricia Rieff

Summary: Probes into the significance and meaning of shamanic practices in Northeast Siberia, Alaska and British Columbia, and also points up the intriguing differences in the ritual garb as generation after generation sought to influence events through the aid of spirits.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 201.44 ANA

Millman, Lawrence

Summary: "At the End of the World is the remarkable story of a series of murders that occurred in an extremely remote corner of the Arctic in 1941. Those murders show that senseless violence in the name of religion is not only a contemporary phenomenon, and that a people as seemingly peaceful as the Inuit can become unpeaceful at the drop of a hat or, in this instance, a meteor shower. At the same time,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 MIL

Weiss-Tuider, Katharina

Summary: "For kids 8 to 13, join the largest Arctic expedition ever undertaken--and discover the secrets hidden deep in the ice that reveal how one of the world's crucial ecosystems is changing. The Arctic is changing--fast. The once-frozen landscape is melting before our eyes, and the effects can be felt around the world. But the Arctic is also the region we know the least about. Thick ice, extreme...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Kids 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 910.9163 WEI

Summary: White Wilderness shows the habits and physical characteristics of the wolves, polar bear, ringed seal and white whale. Follows the migration of lemmings as they pursue a course of destruction by swimming far out into the open sea. Pictures habits of Arctic birds and large animals such as the musk ox, reindeer, wolverine, and caribou. Water Birds is a study of a great variety of water birds...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2006

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TRU V1

Greening, Rosie

Summary: "You must never touch a polar bear--unless it's in this book! This festive touch-and-feel board book is [meant] for children of all ages and fits perfectly into tiny hands. Kids will love reading the silly rhymes that warn [of] the dangers of touching the wintery animals--and then ignoring the advice!"--Publisher marketing.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Make Believe Ideas Ltd. 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BRD

Summary: "From sunset at Stonehenge to the steps of the Forbidden City, see the wonders of the world and the people who built and used them brought back to life in stunning detail. Discover humanity's greatest monuments restored to their former glory in this guide to the wonders of the world. Incredible History: Wonders of the World turns back time to reveal realistic reconstructions of the most...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 722 BAC

Oswalt, Wendell H.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 1999

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.3 OSW

Powell, Marie

Summary: "The Arctic and Subarctic region stretches across Alaska and northern Canada. Traditional Stories of the Arctic and Subarctic Nations features stories from several of the region's Native Nations, including the Inuit, Iñupiat, and Woodland Cree. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Native Powell

Rea, Amy C.

Summary: "Offers readers a captivating look into the races between different groups of people to reach the North and South Poles first. Learn about how these explorers handled the extreme weather and why they risked their lives to accomplish their goal"-- www.childsworld.com

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 919.8 REA

Summary: Into the Amazon tells the remarkable story of the journey taken by President Theodore Roosevelt and legendary Brazilian explorer Cândido Rondon into the heart of the South American rain forest to chart an unexplored tributary of the Amazon. Two of the most celebrated men from their respective nations, Roosevelt and Rondon set out with twenty other adventurers in 1914. Over eight eventful weeks...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2018

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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV INT

Stine, Megan

Summary: "It might seem lonely at the top of the world, but the North Pole is teeming with life! Polar bears, walruses, and Arctic seals make their home on sea ice that can be nine feet thick, while the Inuit and other Indigenous peoples continue their traditions and means for survival in this harsh climate. Along with the early twentieth-century story of Robert Peary's egomaniacal quest to reach the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 919.8 STI