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Riley, Uncle Max, Aunt Martha, and Cousin Alice meet in northern Canada, where they study and help polar bears that are wandering through towns while waiting for Hudson Bay to freeze over again so that they can hunt for seals.

Introduces some of the animals that live in the world's polar regions, including reindeer, mosquitos, walrus, polar bears, and the emperor penguin.

Discusses the lives, education, successes, and failures of such explorers as John Franklin, Robert Peary, Matthew Henson, Roald Amundsen, and Robert Falcon Scott as they ventured into the Arctic and Antarctic.

An introduction to the polar regions that includes information on the animals and people who live in the Arctic and Antarctic, the weather at each of the poles, the explorers who have traveled to the polar regions, and other related topics.

Special effects and graphics aid an exploration of the life and legends of these harshly beautiful polar kingdoms.

Discusses the North Pole and Antarctica how they were explored and how today nations are banding together to protect them.

Graphic novel of Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen's expeditions to the North and South Poles.

Presents an overview of animals that live in arctic climates, which includes polar bears, penguins, caribou, and more; and features simple text with illustrations that describes their physical characteristics, habitats, and behavior.

INTERFACT-the book and disk that work together-combines all the values of high-quality illustrated books with the dramatic interactivity of imaginative multimedia.

Discusses the characteristics of the polar regions and presents examples of many polar animals and plants, describing their relationships with their habitat.

Examines man's relationship with the polar regions from the Stone Age to the present and discusses future modification of the temperature balance of the poles.

Clear, full color photographs depict unique aspects of a polar region, including bears, whales, icebergs and penguins while accompanying text asks children if the items are living beings and then helps them understand why they are or are not.

Simple text and colorful illustrations introduce early readers to the animals and other sights of the Arctic environment.

Discusses the tools and equipment used by travelers visiting the North and Southpoles and the dangers associated with the journey, and describes some of the characteristics sights of each region.