Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights (Hardcover) Text by Debbie Miller, Illustrations by Jon Van Zyle
Imagine a land where the sun rises at 1:58 a.m. in the summer and shines for less than three hours on a winter's day! The animals in the wilderness near Fairbanks, Alaska, witness some of the world's greatest temperature extremes and light variations every year. At an average low of -12 degrees Fahrenheit, the winters may be unpleasantly frigid, but the light shows are always glorious.
Acclaimed author Debbie S. Miller details the sunsets, twilight, alpenglow, diamond dust, and other quietly beautiful phenomena that color "the land of the midnight sun," describing how the moose, caribou, grizzly bear, black wolf, and other Arctic animals survive and thrive in both the warm and cold seasons. The dramatic changes in light are captured perfectly in Jon Van Zyle's striking illustrations.
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Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers 1st edition, 2007 32 pages Size: 10 x 9 Product type: hardcover ISBN 978-0802788566
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