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Children’s nonfiction / Nature www.peachtree-online.com 978-1-56145-832-5 $16.95 Sill / Sill What are polar regions? What kinds of animals and plants live in polar regions? Why are polar regions important? ABOUT HABITATS Polar Regions Printed and bound in Singapore CATHRYN and JOHN SILL are the dynamic team who created the About… series as well as the About Habitats series. Their books have garnered praise from educators and have won a variety of awards, including Bank Street Best Books, CCBC Choices, NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12, Orbis Pictus Recommended, and Science Books and Films Best Books of the Year. Cathryn, a graduate of Western Carolina State University, taught early elementary school classes for thirty years. John holds a BS in wildlife biology from North Carolina State University. Combining his artistic skill and knowledge of wildlife, he has achieved an impressive reputation as a wildlife artist. The Sills live in Franklin, North Carolina. A BOUT H ABITATS 978-1-56145-832-5 Written by Cathryn Sill Illustrated by John Sill A BOUT H ABITATS Polar Regions P o l a r R e g i o n s $16.95 A BOUT HABITATS: POLAR REGIONS is a thoughtful yet entertaining first glimpse into the world of nature for young children. In this informative book for the ABOUT HABITATS series, author and former teacher Cathryn Sill explains in simple, easy- to-understand language what polar regions are and how wildlife survives in these extremely cold environments. With the help of beautifully detailed paintings by noted wildlife illustrator John Sill, the author describes the characteristics of both types of polar regions—from the frozen deserts of Antarctica to the ice floes of the Arctic Ocean—and shows how various species of animals and plants have adapted to life in these habitats. An afterword and glossary provide more detailed information about polar regions in general and about the flora and fauna featured in the illustrations. PHOTO BY ANDREW SPENCER
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978-1-56145-832-5 $16.95
Sill / S
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What are polar regions?What kinds of animals and plants live in polar regions?
Why are polar regions important?
ABOUT HABITATSPolar Regions
Printed and bound in Singapore
CATHRYN and JOHN SILL are thedynamic team who created theAbout… series as well as the About
Habitats series. Their books have garnered praise from educators and have won a variety of awards,including Bank Street Best Books,CCBC Choices, NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K–12, Orbis Pictus Recommended, and Science Books and
Films Best Books of the Year. Cathryn,a graduate of Western Carolina StateUniversity, taught early elementaryschool classes for thirty years. Johnholds a BS in wildlife biology fromNorth Carolina State University.Combining his artistic skill andknowledge of wildlife, he hasachieved an impressive reputationas a wildlife artist.
The Sills live in Franklin, North Carolina.
ABOUTHABITATS
978-1-56145-832-5
Written by Cathryn Sill Illustrated by John Sill
ABOUT HABITATS
Polar Regions
Polar R
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$16.95
ABOUT HABITATS: POLAR REGIONS is
a thoughtful yet entertaining
first glimpse into the world
of nature for young children. In this
informative book for the ABOUT HABITATS
series, author and former teacher
Cathryn Sill explains in simple, easy-
to-understand language what polar
regions are and how wildlife survives
in these extremely cold environments.
With the help of beautifully detailed
paintings by noted wildlife illustrator
John Sill, the author describes the
characteristics of both types of polar
regions—from the frozen deserts of
Antarctica to the ice floes of the Arctic
Ocean—and shows how various species
of animals and plants have adapted
to life in these habitats.
An afterword and glossary provide
more detailed information about polar
regions in general and about the flora
and fauna featured in the illustrations.
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POLAR REG IONSThe North Pole is at the top of planet Earth.It is located in the Arctic Ocean. The water at theNorth Pole is almost always covered with ice.
The South Pole is at the bottom of planet Earth.It is located on the continent of Antarctica. The landat the South Pole stays frozen all of the time.
Please note: maps are not to scale
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Written by Cathryn Sill Illustrated by John Sill
To the One who created polar regions.—Genesis 1:9–10
Published by PEACHTREE PUBLISHERS1700 Chattahoochee AvenueAtlanta, Georgia 30318-2112www.peachtree-online.com
Text © 2015 by Cathryn P. SillIllustrations © 2015 by John C. Sill
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in aretrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical,photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews,without the prior permission of the publisher.
Illustrations created in watercolor on archival quality 100% rag watercolor paper.Text and titles set in Novarese from Adobe.
Printed in April 2015 by Imago in Singapore10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 First Edition
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sill, Cathryn P., 1953- author.About habitats : polar regions / Cathryn Sill ; illustrated by John Sill.
pages cm. — (About habitats)Includes bibliographical references.ISBN 978-1-56145-832-51. Ecology—Polar regions—Juvenile literature. 2. Animals—Polar regions—Juvenileliterature. 3. Polar regions—Juvenile literature. I. Sill, John, illustrator. II. Title. III.Title: Polar regions. IV. Series: Sill, Cathryn P., 1953- About habitats. QH84.1.S55 2015577.0911—dc23
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Polar regions are the cold, windy placesaround the world’s North and South Poles.
PLATE 1ANTARCTIC
Adélie Penguin
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The area at the North Pole is the Arctic. It ismade up of frozen ocean with land all around.
PLATE 2ARCTIC
Narwhal
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