"The tundra is a windy and cold landscape. But the closer you look, the more life you see. Mosses, grasses, and wildflowers grow in the thin soil. Animals from bees to bears depend on the life growing in this chilly habitat"--

Offers an introduction on the tundra landscape, describing the physical features, plant and animal life, and environmental risks that threaten the survival of both the area and its inhabitants.

In Tundras, carefully leveled text and vibrant, full-color photographs take beginning readers on a tour of this cold Arctic environment. Readers learn about this important ecosystem and the variety of living things adapted to live there.

"This engaging book gives readers core information about alpine and arctic tundra biomes. Find out where each kind is found, how animals and plants have adapted to life in these mostly bare environments, who lives in these places, and how humans impact life there."--

Readers will learn about the two types of tundra biomes.

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Explores the plants, animals, and climate that make up the tundra biome.

Discover the rich biodiversity of Earth's biomes - and how they might be saved - with this STEAM-based subset of True Books. Did you know that it stays dark, 24-hours-a-day, for months at a time in the tundra? This frigid biome also has permanently frozen ground! Get ready to investigate some of Earth's most unforgiving ecosystems, as well as the plants and animals that have adapted to survive in them. You'll also learn about the many threats facing...

In 1917, Aaluk leaves for Siberia while her sister Nutaaq remains in their Alaskan village and becomes one of the few survivors of an influenza epidemic, then in 1986, Nunaaq's great-granddaughter leaves her mother due to a different kind of sickness and returns to the village where they were born.

Describes the geography of the tundra and the animals, plants, birds, and people who have adapted to life on these arctic plains.