Catalog Search Results
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
121 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
"For kids 8 to 13, join the largest Arctic expedition ever undertaken--and discover the secrets hidden deep in the ice that reveal how one of the world's crucial ecosystems is changing. The Arctic is changing--fast. The once-frozen landscape is melting before our eyes, and the effects can be felt around the world. But the Arctic is also the region we know the least about. Thick ice, extreme cold, and total darkness have always prevented scientists...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1100L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"As the Earth's climate continues to warm, the permafrost melts, glaciers are receding and ice patches are shrinking. It is a unique time on our planet, one that has resulted in a treasury of preserved organic material (e.g., caribou droppings and human and animal remains) and inorganic artifacts (e.g., tools and clothing) is being revealed by the big melt, providing us with entirely new information about how people and animals lived up to several...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
A polar bear waits patiently for spring when the ice breaks up, but after months of hunting, paddling, and resting on ice floes, summer ends and the bear must swim very far to find land. Includes facts about polar bears and the effect of climate change on their environment.
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles a scientific expedition through the Northwest Passage, a route made treacherous by Arctic sea ice, and discusses the effects of global warming on the Arctic region and climate.
Author
Series
Last dragon chronicles volume 4
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
680L
Physical Desc
506 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
As the weather grows wilder and the ice caps melt, Arctic bears starve, dragons awake, the earth goddess Gaia becomes restless, and Alexa, the daughter of best-selling author David Rain, uses her special abilities in an attempt to save the world from the forces of evil.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Scientists seek to answer the critical question "Can snowshoe hares and other animals that change their coat color each winter adapt to shorter winters caused by climate change?"
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 760L
Physical Desc
32 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Earth's Arctic ice is disappearing! But why are ice caps, glaciers, and icebergs melting, and how does it impact the planet? In this nonfiction graphic novel, Max Axiom and the Society of Super Scientists are on a mission to find out! Using their superpowers and super-smarts, the team will break down this complex environmental issue into [a] . . . fact-filled adventure so young readers can learn about the causes and effects of climate change and...
11) Among the living
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
291 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Estranged friends Dean and Bethan meet after five years apart when they are drawn to a network of caves on a remote Arctic island. Bethan and her friends are environmental activists, determined to protect the land. But Dean's group's exploitation of rare earth minerals deep in the caves unleashes an horrific contagion that has rested frozen and undisturbed for many millennia. Fleeing the terrors emerging from the caves, Dean and Bethan and their...
Author
Series
Renegades volume 2
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
96 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
When fire-breathing monsters set the Amazon River Region ablaze, the Renegades join forces with indigenous activists to save the planet.
"Holed up on a ranch in Texas, the Renegades are recouping after their Arctic adventures. But a bout of mysterious fires soon sees them fly off to the Amazon, where deadly fire-breathing creatures called Flamejantes are destroying the rainforest. Katelyn, Mo, and Leon must team up with local indigenous activists...
In Texas Armadillo Network
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by MetroShare Consortium can be requested from other Texas Armadillo Network libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request