Quietly it comes--the dark and chill of winter. And in the snow-covered fields and forests, the great northern plains, vast stretches of frozen tundra, and icy polar regions, wild animals have to survive day after day, night after night, out in the cold. How do they do it? Kids can bundle up and join award-winning author, illustrator, and naturalist Jim Arnosky as he follows the tracks of otters, beavers, moose, polar bears, killer whales, penguins, fur seals, and other creatures to discover more about their lives during this frigid season. Arnosky's stunning art includes five magnificent foldouts that reveal worlds under the ice and at the farthest, frostiest reaches of the globe.
Artist and naturalist Jim Arnosky has been honored for his overall contribution to literature for children by the Eva L. Gordon Award and the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for nonfiction. Many of his books have been chosen as ALA Notable Books, including Wild Tracks! A Guide to Nature's Footprints and Thunder Birds: Nature's Flying Predators, which was also included on the Bluebonnet Master List for the state of Texas. The other books in Jim's nature series are Slither and Crawl: Eye to Eye with Reptiles, Creep and Flutter: The Secret World of Insects and Spiders, Shimmer & Splash: The Sparkling World of Sea Life , and Tooth & Claw: The Wild World of Big Predators. Jim lives in South Ryegate, VT. Please visit jimarnosky.com to learn more.
Target age: 6 to 10
Union Square Kids
Pub Date: September 1, 2015
0.5" H x 11.7" L x 9.2" W
40 pages
Hardcover