The Magic School Bus in the Arctic - A Book About Heat
The Magic School Bus slides into the icy arctic to learn why people, animals, and things lose heat and how they preserve it -- from house insulation to walrus blubber
The bestselling author of Ilium and Olympos transforms the true story of a legendary Arctic expedition into a thriller worthy of Stephen King or Patrick O'Brian. Their captain's insane vision of a Northwest Passage has kept the crewmen of The Terror trapped in Arctic ice for two years without a thaw. But the real threat to their survival isn't the ever-shifting landscape of white, the provisions that have turned to poison before they open them, or the ship slowly buckling in the grip of the frozen ocean.
From a skittish armadillo to a playful zebra, Animal Alphabet provides your children with a fun and exciting way to learn the ABCs. Lively footage of twenty-six... exotic animals from around the world helps illustrate the letters. Each animal has its own fabulous, rhythmic song that children will love to sing along with, dance to and learn from. Whether swinging with gibbons in Africa, shimmying with penguins in the Arctic or springing with wallabies in Australia, Animal Alphabet's humorous and engaging view of nature offers a unique approach to learning that the entire family can enjoy.
A potential breakthrough discovery to reverse global warming . . . a series of unexplained sudden deaths in British Columbia . . . a rash of international incidents between the United States and one of its closest allies that threatens to erupt into an actual shooting war . . . NUMA director Dirk Pitt and his children, Dirk. Jr. and Summer, have reason to believe there’s a connection here somewhere, but they also know they have very little time to find it before events escalate out of control. Their only real clue might just be a mysterious silvery mineral traced to a long-ago expedition in search of the fabled Northwest Passage.
Will Arctic wildlife adapt to global climate changes? Will melting ice and rising sea levels force the coastal inhabitants inland? Join biologists on a five-month research expedition through the Arctic to find answers to these and other impending questions.
