Why does an Arctic hare have tiny ears? To conserve heat! How does a walrus feel around for food on the bottom of the sea? With its whiskers! Learn cool facts about the arctic fox, the beluga whale, the snowy owl, and more in this book.

"Simple text and photographs describe polar animal adaptations"--Provided by publisher.

Young readers are provided with simple facts about an arctic animal and asked to use these to guess which creature is hiding behind the flaps on the next page.--

Describes the physical characteristics, adaptations, and behavior of various animals that live in the arctic, including the polar bear, arctic fox, and arctic hare.

Interactive and engaging,Ultimate Spotlight: Polar Animals gives children a closer look at the amazing animals that live in the coldest regions on earth! Discover animals in the Arctic and Antarctica: Turn a page to reveal a big pop-up of polar bears on an ice sheet, rotate a wheel to see penguins dive into cold waters, and open the big flaps to see how the animals change during the summer months. * Flaps! Pull-tabs! Pop-ups! Lots of interactive and moveable parts to keep kids engaged * Detailed illustrations that beg to be pored over again and again * A captivating adventure that shows young children how different animals of the Arctic and Antarctica survive the extreme weather conditions Fans ofUltimate Spotlight(tm): Polar Animals will also enjoy the interactive learning of other books in the Ultimate Spotlight(tm) series, includingRain Forest Animals, Savanna Animals, Dinosaurs, Firefighters, Trains, andAstronauts. * Great family and classroom read-aloud book * Books for 5 and up * Books for kindergarten and early elementary school students Chock-full of age-appropriate information, this book is an exciting introduction to animal life in the polar regions.

Where and what is the Arctic? What animals live there, and how are they distributed? How do they cope with cold in their austere environment, and how can Arctic mammals survive birth when it is 40 degrees below freezing. How can seals dive to a depth of 1000 metres and stay submerged for more than an hour, and how does complete darkness in winter affect the inhabitants of the high Arctic? This book answers these questions and also gives an introduction to the Arctic. It is based on the author's 40 years of experience in the Arctic, its environment and animal life. As this book contains almost 200 illustrations and deals with the entire Arctic animal kingdom, it will be suitable as a textbook for courses in Arctic biology, and also serve specialists in the field. It is a reference book and a source of information about published original literature.

Polar bears roam the Arctic tundra searching for food. Find out how these cold weather bears stay warm and survive in their frigid environment. Learn what polar bears eat, how they care for their young, and more in Polar Bears.