Who Lives Near a Glacier?
Alaska Animals in the Wild
Blue Star Press · Print & ebook · January 4, 2022
A gorgeously illustrated ode to the Alaskan animals that live and play in an environment that features some of the region's most impressive, natural, and constantly changing landscapes.
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- Who it’s for
- Poems, animal facts, and full-page illustrations bring Alaska’s glacier wildlife into view.
- Themes
- Alaskan wildlife, Glacier ecosystems, Wildlife thriving in changing landscapes
- Genres
- Polar Regions, Animal Facts, Marine Life
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A gorgeously illustrated ode to the Alaskan animals that live and play in an environment that features some of the region's most impressive, natural, and constantly changing landscapes. Whether towering high above the water's surface, or spreading out as a massive ice field in an open plain, glaciers slowly shape the environments and ecosystems that they move through.
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And while the size, scale, and temperatures may seem extreme, there is a vibrant community of wildlife living in and around these massive flows of ice. Through poignant poems paired with informative facts about each animal, Who Lives near a Glacier? celebrates the creatures that not only survive, but thrive alongside the shifting landscape. From enormous whales swimming alongside ice walls rising out of the ocean, to the tiniest of ice worms that make their homes inside glaciers, readers will learn about a variety of local wildlife and enjoy beautiful full-page illustrations.
Wild Ice Neighbors
Poems, animal facts, and full-page illustrations bring Alaska’s glacier wildlife into view.
Come here for
- A glimpse of wildlife thriving beside shifting ice
- The contrast between enormous whales and tiny ice worms
Expect
- Poignant poems paired with informative animal facts
- Beautiful full-page illustrations of Alaska’s wild landscapes
Where it sits
| Animal Facts | 55% |
|---|---|
| Polar Regions | 38% |
| Marine Life | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Mammals
- Marine Life
- Polar Regions
- Authors
- Susi Gregg Fowler
- Publisher
- Blue Star Press
- Published
- January 4, 2022
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Alaskan wildlife · Glacier ecosystems · Wildlife thriving in changing landscapes
- Reading lane
- Mammals