Amazing Arctic & Antarctic Projects You Can Build Yourself (Build It Yourself series) Review

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(More customer reviews)Kudos to author Carmella Van Vleet and her publisher Nomad Press for their dedication to publications about the environment aimed at being informative, educational and fun for middle grade and young adult readers. Amazing Arctic & Antarctic Projects You Can Build Yourself encourages independent reading and exploration. The book is full of interactive activities and fascinating factual tidbits. Words to Know, Did You Know and Fun Things to Try are featured on every page so that the reader never faces boring blocks of tiresome text. More detailed projects are contained on Make Your Own pages. These include several projects that with a little creativity could serve as the basis of a prize winning science fair or social studies fair project. For example, the Make Your Own Toboggan with Wheels could be combined with using different mixes of ice for an experiment on how pollutants affect vehicle movement. Similar additions could be made to Make Your Own Neutrally Buoyant Cup. I bought this book for my 6th and seventh graders but it is an important source of information for students, parents and teachers.

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Adventures of Riley--South Pole Penguins Review

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(More customer reviews)Reviewed by Lake Furney (age 9) for Reader Views (1/08)
Riley goes to Antarctica, the coldest place on Earth, with his Uncle Max, Aunt Martha and his cousin Alice for this adventure. They go there to study penguins and their food supply because the Earth's temperature is rising. They study the Arctic food chain to find out if the penguins are getting enough.
This book is educational but a story as well. I learned that when Antarctica was discovered, everyone wanted to claim it. An agreement was made that it belongs to no one and anyone can go there.
I think "Adventures of Riley: South Pole Penguins" is good for kids ages 6-10.


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Is climate change affecting the Antarctic food web, leaving penguins without enough food to eat? That is what Riley and family intend to find out on their research voyage to the bottom of the world! Cutting-edge science, numerous close-encounters with native wildlife, authentic animal facts supplied by the world's leading scientists, a compelling narrative and next-generation picture book visuals combine to create another Adventures of Riley classic!

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The Antarctic: From the Circle to the Pole Review

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(More customer reviews)I had to go to the post office to pick up my package and couldn't wait until I got home to open it. I opened it right there in the post office, "This is beautiful," I said out loud. The layout is so perfect for the pictures - it opens lengthwise. Other people standing in line all had to take a peek and loved it too.

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Antarctica remains largely unknown and infinitely fascinating. Stuart Klipper has traveled to Antarctica six times in twentyyears to photograph this astounding body of workoffering a sweeping look at this majestic continentwhich has lately become central to global climate change concerns. Shot in panoramic format—the only way to encompass a landscapethat seems to stretch on forever—Klipper's work captures major features and surprising details: ships suspended in the frozen seaglowing blue icebergsvistas of endless snowand troops of penguins. This volume's substantial sizepanoramic shapeand unique vertical-opening case emphasize the grandeur of these austere and lovely photographs from the bottom of the world.

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South Pole Penguins (Adventures Of Riley) Review

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(More customer reviews)My grandson loved this book and can't wait to read about more adventures with Riley! It is full of fun facts that makes learning about real places fun and easy to remember. I would recommend this to anyone with a 6 year old boy in their life.

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Are the penguins of Antarctica getting their fill of krill, or has climate change reshaped the Antarctic food web? Riley joins Uncle Max on a voyage to the South Pole to find out! Home to whales, seals, penguins, and 90% of the world's ice, Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth. Will Riley be trapped by the fierce Antarctic winds? It's an adventure like no other as Riley learns valuable lessons about survival and cooperation.

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