Polar regions, Louise Spilsbury
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Polar regions, Louise Spilsbury
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Polar regions
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Louise Spilsbury
Series statement
Research on the edge
Summary
Can you imagine living and working at the North or South pole? It's the reality for some scientists, who inhabit laboratories in the frozen wastes of the Arctic or Antarctic. Discover the difficulties of setting up a polar lab and the challenges of supplying equipment and necessities to the workers. Children can read about the conditions scientists live in, from where they sleep to how they keep warm, and some of the dangers they must avoid. Explore how research conducted under in polar lands can help with conservation, increases our understanding of climate change, and expands our knowledge of polar life, biodiversity and habitats
Target audience
pre adolescent
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