Exploring The North Pole

Author : Michael Bright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780711254749

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North Pole / South Pole by Michael Bright Pdf

Fully-illustrated and with a fun and innovative flip-book format, the book provides the perfect way to explore and compare the extreme environments of the two Poles. Take a trip to the ends of the earth and discover the extreme environments of the North and South Poles. Find out which animals live where, what the weather and climate is like and the effect global warming is having. Beginning with the North Pole, the book introduces the geography and climate of the Arctic. Readers will discover how climate change is affecting sea ice and why multi-year ice is so important to walruses and polar bears. Find out what ice floes are and what lives under the ice. The many uses of the Arctic are explained, from the home it provides to whale hunters to the rocket and missile test sites it houses. And then flip the book over and you arrive in the South Pole... The famous race to reach the pole in 1911 is retold and readers will discover why the orca is the ultimate polar predator. The huge tabular icebergs, sub-glacial lakes, and ice chimneys of the Antarctic are brought to life in all their impressive glory, not to mention the sea spiders, 'death star' starfish and other undersea giants!

Author : Josepha Sherman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1584154020

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Exploring the North Pole by Josepha Sherman Pdf

Two Americans, Robert Peary and Matthew Henson, were determined to do what no one ever had, reach the North Pole.

Author : Peter Joseph Capelotti
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 0813526337

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By Airship to the North Pole by Peter Joseph Capelotti Pdf

The first two attempts to reach this remote and frigid outpost by air are examined, starting with a failed balloon attempt by a Swedish engineer in 1897. 31 illustrations.

Author : Tom Avery
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781466817586

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To the End of the Earth by Tom Avery Pdf

To the End of the Earth tells thrilling true adventure of a deadly trek to the North Pole, a 100 year old mystery and an inspiring tale of polar exploration April 2009 is the one-hundredth anniversary of perhaps the greatest controversy in the history of exploration. Did U.S. Naval Commander Robert Peary and his team dogsled to the North Pole in thirty-seven days in 1909? Or, as has been challenged, was this speed impossible, and was he a cheat? In 2005, polar explorer Tom Avery and his team set out to recreate this 100-year-old journey, using the same equipment as Peary, to prove that Peary had indeed done what he had claimed and discovered the North Pole. Navigating treacherous pressure ridges, deadly channels of open water, bitterly cold temperatures, and traveling in a similar style to Peary's with dog teams and replica wooden sledges bound together with cord, Avery tells the story of how his team covered 413 nautical miles to the North Pole in thirty-six days and twenty-two hours—some four hours faster than Peary. Weaving fascinating polar exploration history with thrilling extreme adventure, this is Avery's story of how he and his team nearly gave their lives proving Peary told the truth.

Author : Josepha Sherman
Publisher : Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781612289472

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Exploring the North Pole: The Story of Robert Edwin Peary and Matthew Henson by Josepha Sherman Pdf

The Arctic, the far, frozen north, can be a very dangerous place for people to visit. The Arctic is almost always bitter cold, with temperatures that can go far below –50ºF and be in total darkness for four months out of a year. Terrible storms sweep across the ice and snow, and great crevasses, perilous openings in the ice, can swallow the unlucky traveler. By the early 1900s, many expeditions had tried to reach the farthest point north, the North Pole, but all of them had failed. Many explorers had died. Tales spread that no one could reach the North Pole. They warned that the land was cursed. But in the early twentieth century, two men decided to brave the Arctic again. They were Americans Robert Peary and Matthew Henson. And they were determined to do what no one had ever done. They were going to reach the North Pole.

Author : Baby Professor
Publisher : Speedy Publishing LLC
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-20
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781682808368

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Let's Explore the North Pole by Baby Professor Pdf

The North Pole is a mysterious place that's mostly covered with snow. There are only a few animals that dare live in this very cold place. Turn the pages of this book to learn about the North Pole. Coloring books is a valuable learning resource that carefully selects information to ensure optimum information absorption. Grab a copy of this coloring book today!

Author : Tim Cooke
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781433986321

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The Exploration of the North and South Poles by Tim Cooke Pdf

The last parts of the globe to be explored by man, the North and South Poles, offer endless fascination for explorers and readers alike. Readers will learn how humanity pushed to the edges of the Earth in the quest for knowledge and explore the exploits of famous explorers such as Robert E. Peary and John Franklin. Full-color photographs show the coldest parts of the globe in stunning detail. Fact boxes add depth to every expedition and journey, while glossary terms and further information give readers an in-depth examination of this exciting topic.

Author : Baby Professor
Publisher : Speedy Publishing LLC
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-20
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781682808825

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The North and South Pole? : K12 Life Science Series by Baby Professor Pdf

Where is the North Pole? How about the South Pole? This book will teach your child more than just directions. It will also introduce the life forms found on each poles. The use of pictures that are vibrantly colored will help make learning more easily understood. You will be amazed at how easy it will be for your child to recall information pertaining to both poles. Buy one now!

Author : Sandra Neil Wallace,Rich Wallace
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022-11-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781635928341

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Bound by Ice by Sandra Neil Wallace,Rich Wallace Pdf

Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book This thrilling and terrifying true story of the 1879 search for the North Pole follows the frightening fates of the USS Jeannette crew as disaster strikes -- and the men battle to survive two years bound by ice. In the years following the Civil War, "Arctic fever" gripped the American public, fueled by myths of a fertile, tropical sea at the top of the world. Bound by Ice follows the journey of George Washington De Long and the crew of the USS Jeannette, who departed San Francisco in the summer of 1879 hoping to find a route to the North Pole. However, in mid-September the ship became locked in ice north of Siberia and drifted for nearly two years before it was crushed by ice and sank. De Long and his men escaped the ship and began a treacherous journey in extreme polar conditions in an attempt to reach civilization. Many—including De Long—did not survive. This true story for middle graders keeps readers on the edge of their seats to the very end. Includes excerpts from De Long’s extensive journals, which were recovered with his body; newspapers from the time; and photos and sketches by the men on the expedition.

Author : Roald Amundsen
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547671466

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The South Pole by Roald Amundsen Pdf

The South Pole is a book by Roald Amundsen and it represents an interesting first-hand account of the Norwegian expedition's successful attempt to reach the South Pole in 1911. Amundsen spends a great deal of time talking about logistics and placing of depots in preparation for his polar attempt all the way from the preparation leading up to the initial sea voyage, the voyage itself and then the establishing of a camp at the Antarctic. Although they were lucky with the weather, and Amundsen attributed the success of the expedition to "good luck", it is obvious that the Norwegian expedition was well prepared and ready for the troubles ahead; the equipment, the sledges with well-trained dogs, the supply depots with seal meat at regular intervals along the route, the sunglasses to avoid snow blindness; it was all thought of in advance.

Author : Shane McCorristine
Publisher : UCL Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781787352469

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The Spectral Arctic by Shane McCorristine Pdf

Visitors to the Arctic enter places that have been traditionally imagined as otherworldly. This strangeness fascinated audiences in nineteenth-century Britain when the idea of the heroic explorer voyaging through unmapped zones reached its zenith. The Spectral Arctic re-thinks our understanding of Arctic exploration by paying attention to the importance of dreams and ghosts in the quest for the Northwest Passage. The narratives of Arctic exploration that we are all familiar with today are just the tip of the iceberg: they disguise a great mass of mysterious and dimly lit stories beneath the surface. In contrast to oft-told tales of heroism and disaster, this book reveals the hidden stories of dreaming and haunted explorers, of frozen mummies, of rescue balloons, visits to Inuit shamans, and of the entranced female clairvoyants who travelled to the Arctic in search of John Franklin’s lost expedition. Through new readings of archival documents, exploration narratives, and fictional texts, these spectral stories reflect the complex ways that men and women actually thought about the far North in the past. This revisionist historical account allows us to make sense of current cultural and political concerns in the Canadian Arctic about the location of Franklin’s ships.

Author : Harry S. Anderson
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9781604131901

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Exploring the Polar Regions by Harry S. Anderson Pdf

Starting with the final expedition of John Franklin, 19th-century England's most honored and respected Arctic explorer, the opening of the polar regions resulted in the establishment of the multitudes of research stations that produce observations, measurements, and data crucial to all areas of scientific inquiry. The first mariners to venture south signed on for voyages that lasted for years with no guarantee they would return. If they did come back from the frigid zones, it was with their health permanently damaged by bouts of scurvy and months of inadequate diet. Yet, there was never a shortage of eager, courageous men willing to replace the unfit. ""Exploring the Polar Regions, Revised Edition"" tells the story of polar exploration and the men who wittingly put themselves in danger to take on the unknown frozen straits. Coverage of this title includes: the mythical stories of a 'Great Southern Continent' and the numerous Spanish, French, and British explores who searched for it; a description of the race to the North Pole, including various explorers' theories on how to achieve this goal; Roald Amundsen's and Robert Scott's race to the South Pole in 1911 and 1912; how developments in equipment, machines, and communications changed exploration; and, Ernest Shackleton's epic voyage between 1914 and 1916 to Antarctica Aerial exploration of Antarctica.

Author : Constantine John Phipps (2nd baron Mulgrave.),Constantine John Phipps Mulgrave
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1774
Category : Electronic
ISBN : ONB:+Z159581209

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A Voyage Towards the North Pole Undertaken by His Majesty's Command 1773 by Constantine John Phipps (2nd baron Mulgrave.),Constantine John Phipps Mulgrave Pdf

Author : Jen Green
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 0872264890

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Exploring the Polar Regions by Jen Green Pdf

"Exploring the Polar Regions" describes the perils of Arctic and Antarctic travel, and the courage of the explorers who first mapped these frozen wastelands. It tells of the quest for the fabled Northwest and Northeast Passages through icy Arctic seas, of Peary's conquest of the North Pole, Shackleton's epic journey and the race for the South Pole. You will learn why these explorers set out, hazards they encountered along the way, what they discovered in the farthest reaches of the Earth, and more. Clear maps and superb reconstructions bring these journeys vividly to life.

Author : John McCannon
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Arctic regions
ISBN : 9780195114362

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Red Arctic by John McCannon Pdf

McCannon also exposes the reality behind these exploits: chaotic blunders, bureaucratic competition, and the eventual rise of the GULAG as the dominant force in the North.