Survivor's Science at the Polar Regions

Survivor's Science at the Polar Regions
Author: Peter D. Riley
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781410902283

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Describes the two polar regions, explains why people go to the polar regions, and shows what to do to survive in an emergency in a polar region.

Survivor's Science in the Polar Regions

Survivor's Science in the Polar Regions
Author: Peter D. Riley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2004
Genre: Polar regions
ISBN: 9780750242387

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Provides information and science activities that show what you would need to survive an expedition in the Arctic or Antarctic, including: what to wear in the special weather conditions, how to travel and find your way across snow, ice and tundra, how to make a shelter and find food and water, and, if necessary, how to be rescued. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.

In Polar Regions

In Polar Regions
Author: Peter D. Riley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2007-06-14
Genre: Ecology
ISBN: 9780750245364

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Describes the two polar regions, explains why people go to the polar regions, and shows what to do to survive in an emergency in a polar region.

Survivor's Science

Survivor's Science
Author: Peter D. Riley
Publisher: NA-r
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2004-07-01
Genre:
ISBN: 9781410902306

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When disaster strikes in a remote and harsh environment, how are people able to survive? Whether in a scalding desert, frigid polar region, or secluded island, knowing how to react to a situation can save your life. This new series shows you some of the ways humans are able to live by following some simple steps. These titles, filled with interesting facts and exotic photographs, take readers into harm s way, but illustrate how human ingenuity can save the day. Unique text treatment such as newspaper articles and fact boxes keep the spreads lively and interesting to lower ability readers."

Survivor's Science in the Forest

Survivor's Science in the Forest
Author: Peter D. Riley
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2004-11-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781410902252

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Describes the forests of the world, explains why people visit them, and what to do to survive in an emergency in the woods.

Polar Bears

Polar Bears
Author: Susan J. Crockford
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2016-12-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781541139718

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This full-color volume explains why polar bears are thriving despite the recent decline of Arctic sea ice. It contains the critical information readers need to understand polar bear ecology and conservation issues without drowning in detail: the most up-to-date information available in an easy to digest format that is fully referenced. Here is the rational science reference book about polar bears readers around the world have been requesting.

Animal Survivors of the Arctic

Animal Survivors of the Arctic
Author: Barbara A. Somervill
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2004-09
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781417629978

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Explores how certain Arctic animals, such as the northern fur seal and the musk ox, have recovered after being threatened with extinction.

Surviving Antarctica

Surviving Antarctica
Author: Andrea White
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2011-03-22
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0062069535

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The wind and snow blow so hard, you can't see your hand in front of your face. Your heating fuel is nearly gone, and so is your food. How do you survive? Five fourteen–year–olds face this desperate situation on a deadly journey in Antarctica. It is 2083. They are contes–tants on a reality TV show, Antarctic Survivor, which is set up to re–create Robert F. Scott's 1912 doomed attempt to be the first to reach the South Pole. But in 2083 reality TV is not just an act. Contestants literally relive – or die during – the simulations of events. Robert Scott and his team were experienced explorers and scientists, but their attempt to reach the Pole proved fatal. What chance does the Antarctic Survivor team have? This action–packed, riveting adventure – full of fascinating direct quotes from Scott's journals and other accounts of the expedition – is both a heart–wrenching drama from the past and a disquieting glimpse into the future. Ages 12+

Surviving Antarctica

Surviving Antarctica
Author: Andrea White
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2006-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781417760046

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In the year 2083, five fourteen-year-olds who were deprived of the opportunity to continue school, reenact Scott's 1910-1913 expedition to the South Pole as contestants on a reality television show.

In the Desert

In the Desert
Author: Peter D. Riley
Publisher: Wayland
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2006-02-09
Genre: Desert ecology
ISBN: 9780750245395

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A clear, lively text and colourful illustrations work together to give an introduction to the desert environment. The author explores the animal and plant life and most importantly, the key ecological features that have an impact on survival.