Go on a journey across the frozen, windswept plains that lie within the Arctic Circle. Using Alaska's North Slope as an example, Life in the Tundra examines the

Offering a stark contrast to hot, sandy deserts and tropical rain forests, the tundra is buried in snow and ice most of the year. However, life finds a way to f

Activities for children involve skills in observing, classifying, measuring, recording, predicting, writing, brainstorming, constructing, comparing, contrasting

This book provides an integrated account of the biological, climatic and anthropological factors that affect the entire circum-polar tundra-taiga biome.

"First published in 2017 by Wayland"--Copyright page.