Polar regions / Melanie Waldron.
Title:
Polar regions / Melanie Waldron.
ISBN:
9781410951687
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Chicago, Illinois : Raintree, [2013]
Physical Description:
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations, color maps.
General Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
Frozen worlds -- The arctic -- Antarctica -- Cold-loving plants -- Animals of the arctic -- Arctic food webs -- Animals of the Antarctic -- Antarctic food webs -- People at the poles -- Polar regions at risk -- Resources at the poles -- The struggle to survive -- Polar regions in the future.
Summary:
Details the characteristics of polar ecosystems and profiles the types of creatures that live in them. Outlines the adaptations that allow plants and animals to survive in polar regions, and includes color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR-ATOS LG 5.2 0.5 152189.
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Genre:
Electronic Access:
Mackin Educational Resources Click here to open
Interest grade level:
2-4.
Audience:
IG 870 Lexile.
Reading level:
5.2.
Availability:
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