Taylor, Barbara,

Arctic & Antarctic / DK Eyewitness Arctic & Antarctic Arctic and Antarctic Eyewitness Arctic & Antarctic written by Barbara Taylor ; photographed by Geoff Brightling. - Revised edition. American edition. New edition. - 72 pages illustrations (chiefly color), color maps 29 cm - Eyewitness .

Includes index. "New edition"--Cover. First published in 1995.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The ends of the Earth -- The Arctic and tundra -- Antarctica -- In Antarctic waters -- Residents and visitors -- Adaptable animals -- Survival of the fittest -- Birds of the Arctic -- Birds of the Antarctic -- Sky lords -- Ocean wanderer -- Penguin parade -- Emperors of the Antarctic -- King of the Arctic -- Mighty moose -- Tundra life -- Reindeer and caribou -- Company of wolves -- The walrus -- Suited to the sea -- Giants of the sea -- A herding life -- Hunters of the north -- European explorers -- Race for the pole -- Life in the Arctic -- Polar research -- Life at polar stations -- Human impacts on the poles -- Mapping Antarctica -- Mapping the Arctic -- Polar climate -- Species status -- Glossary.

Illustrations and text explore the frozen landscapes of the polar regions, and provide information about the flora and fauna that survive in the hostile conditions.

ISBN: 9780593842430 059384243X 9780593842423 0593842421 9798368713014 9798890337979

LCCN: 2024409397

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ecology
Zoology
Zoology.
Animal behavior.
Zoology
Animal behavior
Animals

LC Class. No.: QL104 / .T48 2024

Dewey Class. No.: 577/.09113