Explains why the Arctic and Antarctic are extreme environments and examines how polar bears, penguins, and other animals have adapted to the cold.

In 2012 the Discovery Channel will broadcast Frozen Planet, the long-awaited third installment in the BBC Earth series of which Blue Planet and Planet Earth won multiple Emmy awards. This book follows the world's best wildlife photographers as they capture animal behaviour and landscapes never seen before, including Antarctica's active volcanoes and the previously restricted Russian Arctic.

Alex Hills traveled Alaska by bush plane and snow machine, braving extreme weather and rough terrain to bring telephone service to small villages across the big state. Then he developed a new public radio station to serve the people of Alaska's huge northwest region. In Finding Alaska's Villages Alex tells the story of how he helped the state's telecom pioneers bring about an innovation that would forever change rural Alaska. It took some innovative...

In 1909, after two decades of strenuous efforts, the Peary Arctic Club expedition team triumphantly arrived at the North Pole. Commander Peary and his African-American companion, Matthew Henson, had endured several failed attempts to cross hundreds of miles of frozen ocean. But with their growing skill and experience, along with the assistance of Inuit guides, the explorers successfully planted the U.S. flag at the top of the world. This is Matthew...

A mother polar bear answers the questions of her two curious cubs about what lies beyond their cozy winter den as they wait for spring to arrive.

From polar exploration and penguins to Inuit cultures and the tundra, explanations are provided for a range of Arctic and Antarctic topics while more than two dozen interactive projects and experiments provide children a chance to see polar principles in action, without major adult involvement.

Writer and Antarctic explorer Neider tells of his third trip to the frozen continent, describing the international stations there and the goals they are working toward. Neider also tours the Antarctic landscape, observing the geography and wildlife and evoking it in detail. Devoting scrutiny to the international treaties that protect the continent politically and environmentally, Neider reveals how important those treaties are. Also included in this...

Baby animals in the polar regions enjoy the wintry weather in their own way, from polar bear cubs at play and leaping reindeer fawns, to penguin chicks huddling together and wolf cubs howling at the moon.