Canada Close Up: Canada's Arctic Animals
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2005
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780439956734
- Publish Date
- Oct 2005
- List Price
- $7.99
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 7 to 9
- Grade: 2 to 4
Description
An intriguing and informative look at Canada's Arctic animals. With amazing full colour photographs and easy-tounderstand language, this book is a terrific introduction to the animals that inhabit Canada's Arctic - a region many think is completely uninhabitable, yet is home to a variety of hardy animals. Readers will be introduced to polar bears, walruses, seals,Arctic foxes, caribou and many others, while learning about the harsh climate these animals live in, the challenging elements they face, and the different kinds of food they eat.
About the author
Chelsea Donaldson is a Canadian non-fiction writer and editor. She is the author of many popular Canada Close Up books about the wild animals that inhabit Canada. Chelsea has also written several children's books about famous Canadians, including Donovan Bailey, an Olympic gold-medalist runner; Marilyn Bell, who swam across Lake Ontario non-stop; and Michael J. Fox, a Hollywood superstar. Chelsea's books are informative, fun, and give readers a great understanding of Canada. She lives in Guelph, Ontario.
Awards
- Commended, Canadian Children's Book Centre, Our Choice
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