Protecting the Planet: Emperor of the Ice
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TextPublisher: United Kingdom : Walker Books Ltd, 2023Description: 32 pages: 1 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781406397086Subject(s): Global warming - Pictorial works - Juvenile literature | Emperor penguin - Pictorial works - Juvenile literature - Antarctica | Climatic changes - Pictorial works - Juvenile literature - AntarcticaSummary: It's April in Antarctica and, in places so remote that they can only be seen by satellites, lines of Emperor Penguins appear in search of the perfect ice for raising their chicks. A wise old Empress has returned to the ice at Halley Bay year after year; with the help of her mate, she works to protect her newly-laid egg against the bitter winter. But a changing climate is making the Antarctic Ocean warmer - winds are stronger and storms are fiercer... With luminous illustrations and an introduction by climate scientist Dr Phil Trathan, this is the true story of how the Emperor penguin colony at Halley Bay was disrupted after the sea ice collapsed, and how it's necessary to protect the environment so that these extraordinary survivors will continue to be found in the Antarctic for generations to come. "Nicola Davies is one of the best children's writers in the business." Huffington Post
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Junior Non Fiction | Animals | QJ 598 .47 DAV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111084675873 |
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Due to be published January 2023.
It's April in Antarctica and, in places so remote that they can only be seen by satellites, lines of Emperor Penguins appear in search of the perfect ice for raising their chicks. A wise old Empress has returned to the ice at Halley Bay year after year; with the help of her mate, she works to protect her newly-laid egg against the bitter winter. But a changing climate is making the Antarctic Ocean warmer - winds are stronger and storms are fiercer... With luminous illustrations and an introduction by climate scientist Dr Phil Trathan, this is the true story of how the Emperor penguin colony at Halley Bay was disrupted after the sea ice collapsed, and how it's necessary to protect the environment so that these extraordinary survivors will continue to be found in the Antarctic for generations to come. "Nicola Davies is one of the best children's writers in the business." Huffington Post
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