Summary: Contains fifteen prose stories about polar exploration by a variety of authors, including Barry Lopez, Nancy Mitford, Richard E. Byrd, Sir Ernest Shackleton, and others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder's Mouth Press/Balliett & Fitzgerald 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 919.8 ICEGrau, Sheila
Summary: Runt joins a team from his school in icy Upper Worb, where they battles beasts and compete to find a rare mineral against a team from Dr. Pravus's school that includes Runt's former best friend, Syke.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GRASohn, Emily
Summary: "Astro the Alien and his friends Ben and Eva visit and learn about polar animals, including walruses, polar bears, and whales. Includes reading activities and a word list"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norwood House Press 2019
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Summary: An American undersea research vessel uncovers a decades old mystery under the Arctic ice; a mystery that could endanger all life on Earth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2003
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ROLCussler, Clive.
Summary: An anti-globalization activist learns how to artificially trigger a polar shift. He plans to use the event to jolt industrialized nations into corrective action. Unfortunately, unless NUMA Special Assignment Team can stop him, his "wake-up call" could annihilate the entire population of the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CUSCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC CUSBrooks, Erik
Summary: Alex, a polar bear, and Zina, a penguin, are very different but they can still find ways to meet in the middle.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marshall Cavendish Children 2010
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BROWheeler, Lisa
Summary: Santa Claus is missing, and a host of arctic animals searches for him in the snow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2007
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC WHEMeyok, Rosemarie
Summary: "In this adorable book to be shared with babies and toddlers, mothers explore their love for their babies as experienced through the five senses. From the sound of a baby's giggles to the smell of a kunik, this book celebrates the unique bonds shared between mothers and babies."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Inhabit Media Inc. 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MEYRoeder, Vanessa
Summary: King penguin Percival is off to find subjects who will listen to him, as long as they do not eat him first.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ROEWilkes, Ally
Summary: "In the wake of the First World War, Jonathan Morgan stows away on an Antarctic expedition, determined to find his rightful place in the world of men. Aboard the expeditionary ship of his hero, the world-famous explorer James "Australis" Randall, Jonathan may live as his true self--and true gender--and have the adventures he has always been denied. But not all is smooth sailing: the war casts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC WILHeder, Thyra
Summary: Sophie is uninterested in writing a research report on polar bears until a polar bear named Olafur swoops her away to the Arctic, where she learns all about the playful bear's habits and habitat, from glacier mice to Northern Lights.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E HEDGeorge, Jean Craighead
Summary: Tigluk and his grandmother paddle out into the Arctic Ocean where they find a young polar bear whose mother has died because of the changes brought about by the warming climate, and they bring the cub back to their town so they can teach it how to survive in a changing world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Laura Geringer Books 2009
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Envi GeorgeDavid, Erica.
Summary: "Diego needs to get two baby polar bears back to their mother. It's a big rescue, but he can do it with a little help from Dora, Baby Jaguar, Alicia, and you! Join Diego on his latest exciting adventure." -- [p. 4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon 2009
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Summary: "In a journey shrouded in mystery and intrigue, Sir John Franklin's 1845 campaign in search of the Northwest Passage ended in tragedy. All 129 men were lost to the ice, and nothing from the expedition was retrieved, including two rare and valuable Greenwich chronometers. When one of the chronometers appears a century and a half later in London, in pristine condition and crudely disguised as a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quercus 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC OLOAnta, Julio
Summary: "As long as he remembers to stay smart and keep his eyes open, Mateo knows that he can survive the trek across the Sonoran Desert that will take him from Mexico to the United States. That is until he's caught by the Border Patrol only moments after sneaking across the fence in the dead of night. Escaping their clutches comes at a price and, lost in the desert without a guide or water, Mateo is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA 741.5 ANTGreening, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Make Believe Ideas Ltd. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BRDRea, 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
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 919.8 REABar-el, Dan
Summary: "An inquisitive polar bear named Duane befriends an array of animals as he discovers where he belongs in this charming classic-in-the making. In the Very, very far north, past the Cold, cold ocean and just below the hill that looks like a baby whale, you'll find Duane and his friends. Duane is a sweet and curious young bear who makes friends with everyone he meets-whether they're bossy, like...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC BARJenoff, Pam
Summary: 1942. Sadie Gault is eighteen and living with her parents amid the horrors of the Krakow Ghetto during World War II. When the Nazis liquidate the ghetto, Sadie and her pregnant mother are forced to seek refuge in the perilous sewers beneath the city. One day Sadie looks up through a grate and sees a girl about her own age buying flowers. Ella Stepanek is an affluent Polish girl living a life of...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Harlequin Audio 2021
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA FIC JENRobertson, Joanne
Summary: "A translation of The Water Walker into Anishinaabemowin. The book contains both Anishinaabemowin and English. The Water Walker is the story of a determined Ojibwe Grandmother who walked around all of the Great Lakes to protect our water."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Second Story Press 2019
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Summary: "A kid-friendly collection of more than twenty poems about the polar regions and the animals that live there"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 811 FLOMartinez-Neal, Juana
Summary: Enjoying days spent with animal friends near her home in the Amazon, young Zonia wonders what to do on a day when the rainforest calls out to her for help, in a lushly illustrated story that is complemented by back matter about the Asháninka community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MARSummary: Click, clack, moo: A bunch of literate cows go on strike after Farmer Brown refuses to give in to their typed demands of electric blankets when the barn gets too cold. The day Jimmy's boa ate the wash: Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm. The Pigs' wedding: all the pigs must get cleaned up for the big wedding. Hendrika, a Dutch cow, wants to visit the city. Charlie...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2002