Adventures In Polar Reading

Author : David H. Stam,Deirdre Corcoran Stam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1605830844

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Adventures in Polar Reading by David H. Stam,Deirdre Corcoran Stam Pdf

Based in part on his own naval experience, including duty in Antarctica, and informed by extensive archival and secondary research, David Stam's book examines the printed needs of several polar expeditions, including those of Adolphus Greely in the International Polar Year 1881-83 in northernmost Canada. Stam's study also includes analysis of shipboard- and expedition-based periodicals throughout the so-called Heroic Age of exploration (ca. 1880-1921); a definitive essay on the enduring books of Ernest Shackleton's legendary journey aboard the Endurance; a parallel study of the primarily religious literature distributed as Loan Libraries of the American Seamen's Friend Society; and, finally, an account of the three libraries assembled by Richard Evelyn Byrd for the successive bases at Little America (1929-41). The volume is bookended by chapters that provide an autobiographical account of how Adventures in Polar Reading came to be written and extensive suggestions pointing the way to topics of research that Stam's methodology might enable for other scholars.

Author : Bruce Lansky
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481412322

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Polar Brrr's Big Adventure (Picture Reader) by Bruce Lansky Pdf

This Story is Told in Pictures... so children 3 to 6 can “read” the pictures and enjoy the story. Join Polar Brrr on his big adventure to deliver a very important package. Watch him slide down a glacier, swim through icy water, and outsmart a pack of hungry wolves. You’ll wonder why this brave, quick-thinking polar bear cub is so determined to deliver the package as he journeys through a charming arctic environment. For the free User’s Guide for Parents and Teachers that outlines how to use this Picture Reader to stimulate a child’s imagination, visual awareness and story-telling skills, go to: MeadowbrookPress.com/PictureReading

Author : Joanna Kafarowski
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459739727

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The Polar Adventures of a Rich American Dame by Joanna Kafarowski Pdf

The first comprehensive biography of Louise Arner Boyd — the intrepid American socialite who reinvented herself as the leading female polar explorer of the twentieth century. Born in the late 1880s to a gritty mining magnate who made his millions in the California gold rush and a well-bred mother descended from one of New York’s distinguished families, society beauty Louise Arner Boyd was raised during a glittering era. After inheriting a staggering family fortune, she began leading a double life. She fell under the spell of the north in the late 1920s after a sailing excursion to the Arctic Ocean. Over the next three decades, she achieved international notoriety as a rugged and audacious polar explorer while maintaining her flamboyant lifestyle as a leading society woman. Yet despite organizing, financing, and directing seven daring Arctic expeditions between 1926 and 1955, she is virtually unknown today.

Author : Zondervan,
Publisher : Zonderkidz
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780310765127

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NIrV Adventure Bible Book of Devotions for Early Readers: Polar Exploration Edition by Zondervan, Pdf

Grab your parka and compass and get ready for a thrilling trek through God’s Word! This 365-day devotional is filled with exciting daily devotions inspires readers to read about, write about, and, most importantly, live out their faith. The Adventure Bible is #1, recommended by more Christian schools and churches than any other Bible for kids. The illustrated, full-color NIrV Adventure Bible Book of Devotions for Early Readers: Polar Exploration Edition takes kids on a thrilling, enriching quest through the Bible. This 365-day devotional with all-new content includes topics on self-esteem, courage, friendship, and many more! Boys and girls will learn more about God and the Bible and be inspired to live a life of faith, the greatest adventure of all. A companion to the NIrV Adventure Bible for Early Readers, Polar Exploration Edition, this devotional book is written at a 3rd grade reading level just for developing readers. NIrV Adventure Bible Book of Devotions for Early Readers: Polar Exploration Edition includes: Trusted, #1 Adventure Bible brand content in a frosty new theme Full-color images of polar animals, arctic outposts, and icy landscapes throughout Devotional topics on self-esteem, courage, friendship, and many more Topical and Scripture indexes

Author : Catherine Nichols
Publisher : Children's Press(CT)
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0516229206

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Polar Adventures by Catherine Nichols Pdf

Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.

Author : Bruce Lansky
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781476769516

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Polar Brrr's Big Adventure (Early Reader) by Bruce Lansky Pdf

Familiar Words + Short, Simple Sentences + Engaging Story + Beautiful Pictures = Happy Readers Join Polar Brrr on his big adventure to deliver a very important package. Watch him slide down a glacier, swim through icy water, and outsmart a pack of hungry wolves. You’ll wonder why this brave, quick-thinking polar bear cub is so determined to deliver the package as he journeys through a charming arctic environment. Beginning readers will appreciate the visual clues in Bill Bolton’s expressive illustrations, which combine with Bruce Lansky’s accessible, entertaining text to make this story so much fun to read.Meadowbrook Press’s Early Reader books meet the Common Core State Standards in reading for foundational skills and literature (kindergarten and grade one).

Author : James Raffan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781501155383

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Ice Walker by James Raffan Pdf

From bestselling author James Raffan comes an enlightening and original story about a polar bear’s precarious existence in the changing Arctic, reminiscent of John Vaillant’s The Golden Spruce. Nanurjuk, “the bear-spirited one,” is hunting for seals on Hudson Bay, where ice never lasts more than one season. For her and her young, everything is in flux. From the top of the world, Hudson Bay looks like an enormous paw print on the torso of the continent, and through a vast network of lakes and rivers, this bay connects to oceans across the globe. Here, at the heart of everything, walks Nanurjuk, or Nanu, one polar bear among the six thousand that traverse the 1.23 million square kilometers of ice and snow covering the bay. For millennia, Nanu’s ancestors have roamed this great expanse, living, evolving, and surviving alongside human beings in one of the most challenging and unforgiving habitats on earth. But that world is changing. In the Arctic’s lands and waters, oil has been extracted—and spilled. As global temperatures have risen, the sea ice that Nanu and her young need to hunt seal and fish has melted, forcing them to wait on land where the delicate balance between them and their two-legged neighbors has now shifted. This is the icescape that author and geographer James Raffan invites us to inhabit in Ice Walker. In precise and provocative prose, he brings readers inside Nanu’s world as she treks uncertainly around the heart of Hudson Bay, searching for nourishment for the children that grow inside her. She stops at nothing to protect her cubs from the dangers she can see—other bears, wolves, whales, human beings—and those she cannot. By focusing his lens on this bear family, Raffan closes the gap between humans and bears, showing us how, like the water of the Hudson Bay, our existence—and our future—is tied to Nanu’s. He asks us to consider what might be done about this fragile world before it is gone for good. Masterful, vivid, and haunting, Ice Walker is an utterly unique piece of creative nonfiction and a deeply affecting call to action.

Author : Robert Michael Ballantyne
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1020678631

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Fast in the Ice, Or, Adventures in the Polar Regions by Robert Michael Ballantyne Pdf

This book is a thrilling tale of adventure in the Arctic, following the exploits of a group of explorers as they seek to conquer the frozen wastes of the North. The author offers vivid descriptions of the landscape, the wildlife, and the challenges of survival in one of the harshest environments on earth. This book is a classic of polar literature and a must-read for anyone interested in adventure stories and exploration. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Charles Kuralt
Publisher : London : Hutchinson
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Plaisted Polar Expedition
ISBN : 0090966104

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To the Top of the World by Charles Kuralt Pdf

Author : Marne Ventura
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 163235683X

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12 Epic Polar Adventures by Marne Ventura Pdf

Presents 12 of the most epic polar expeditions around the globe. Readers will take an armchair tour of the Antarctica Peninsula, the ice floes of Svalbard between Norway and the North Pole, the Falkand Islands, and more.

Author : Maxine Snowden
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2003-11-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781613742631

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Polar Explorers for Kids by Maxine Snowden Pdf

Heroism and horror abound in these true stories of 16 great explorers who journeyed to the Arctic and Antarctic regions, two exquisite and unique ice wildernesses. Recounted are the exciting North Pole adventures of Erik the Red in 982 and the elusive searches for the &“Northwest Passage&” and &“Farthest North&” of Henry Hudson, Fridtjof Nansen, Fredrick Cook, and Robert Peary. Coverage of the South Pole begins with Captain Cook in 1772; continues through the era of land grabbing and the race to reach the Pole with James Clark Ross, Roald Amundsen, Robert Scott, and Ernest Shackleton; and ends with an examination of the scientists at work there today. Astounding photographs and journal entries, sidebars on the Inuit and polar animals, and engaging activities bring the harrowing expeditions to life. Activities include making a Viking compass, building a model igloo, making a cross staff to measure latitude, creating a barometer, making pemmican, and writing a newspaper like William Parry's &“Winter Chronicle.&” The North and South Poles become exciting routes to learning about science, geography, and history.

Author : Samantha Seiple
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-24
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780545562775

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Byrd & Igloo: A Polar Adventure by Samantha Seiple Pdf

From the author of GHOSTS IN THE FOG comes a story that will appeal to lovers of history, adventure, and dogs. BYRD & IGLOO will be the first narrative nonfiction book to tell the daring adventures of legendary polar explorer and aviator Richard Byrd and his lovable dog explorer, Igloo. Byrd is known for being the first to fly a plane over the North and South Poles, while Igloo is famous for being the only dog to explore both the North and South Poles. The adventures of Byrd and Igloo opened the door for science and research in the Antarctic. Featuring direct quotes from letters, diaries and interviews, newspaper clippings, expedition records, maps, charts, as well as never-before-seen photos, it will give the complete story of the explorers' journey. Though rooted in history with evidence from many museums and research centers, Byrd & Igloo will be exciting in tone, making it accessible and interesting for young readers.

Author : Lily Williams
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-28
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781250220196

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If Polar Bears Disappeared by Lily Williams Pdf

The freezing ecosystem in the far north of the globe is home to many different kinds of animals. They can be Strong, like a walrus Tough, like a lemming Resilient, like an arctic fox But no arctic animal is as iconic as the polar bear. Unfortunately, the endangered polar bear is threatened with extinction due to rapid climate change that is causing the ice where it hunts/lives to melt at an alarming rate. If Polar Bears Disappeared uses accessible, charming art to explore what would happen if the sea ice melts, causing the extinction of polar bears, and how it would affect environments around the globe.

Author : Bobbie Kalman
Publisher : Triangle Interactive, Inc.
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-18
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781684446391

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Fox Family Adventures by Bobbie Kalman Pdf

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Students will love learning about the way of life of foxes and the challenges they face as babies and adults. There are gray foxes, arctic foxes, fennec foxes, cape foxes, swift foxes, kit foxes, and red foxes. An exciting narrative format supported by fun facts, questions, and activities, tells the story of a red fox family. Found all over the planet, red fox families start with the birth of four to six kits. Born in a den, the baby foxes leave the den with their mothers after two to three weeks and start to play, pounce, and hunt. What adventures will they have? Will they meet some other animals along the way? Readers will love these adorable animals and learn to write their own stories about them.

Author : Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780375894695

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Polar Bears Past Bedtime by Mary Pope Osborne Pdf

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! It's icicle city…when the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie to the frozen Arctic. Luckily, a seal hunter on a dogsled lends them warm clothes. Unluckily, they get stuck on cracking ice. Will the giant polar bear save them? Or will Jack and Annie become frozen dinners? Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures