Arctic & Antarctic / written by Barbara Taylor ; photographed by Geoff Brightling.

Arctic and Antarctic (other title)
Eyewitness Arctic & Antarctic (other title)
DK Eyewitness Arctic & Antarctic (cover title)

Taylor, Barbara, 1954- (author.). Brightling, Geoff, (photographer.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780593842430
ISBN: 059384243X
ISBN: 9780593842423
ISBN: 0593842421
Physical Description: 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.
Edition: Revised edition.
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : DK Publishing, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2024.
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

General Note:

First published in 1995--Title page verso.

"New edition"--Cover.

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

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.