Bibliograph

Mission: Arctic, a scientific adventure to a changing North Pole, Katharina Weiss-Tuider ; translated by Shelley Tanaka ; illustrated by Christian Schneider

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Mission: Arctic, a scientific adventure to a changing North Pole, Katharina Weiss-Tuider ; translated by Shelley Tanaka ; illustrated by Christian Schneider

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Intended audience

IG990L, Lexile

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mission: Arctic

Oclc number

1338198961

Responsibility statement

Katharina Weiss-Tuider ; translated by Shelley Tanaka ; illustrated by Christian Schneider

Sub title

a scientific adventure to a changing North Pole

Summary

"For kids 8 to 13, join the largest Arctic expedition ever undertaken--and discover the secrets hidden deep in the ice that reveal how one of the world's crucial ecosystems is changing. The Arctic is changing--fast. The once-frozen landscape is melting before our eyes, and the effects can be felt around the world. But the Arctic is also the region we know the least about. Thick ice, extreme cold, and total darkness have always prevented scientists from uncovering its secrets. Until now. This science-based guide for middle readers follows the 2019 MOSAiC expedition on the largest expedition to the Arctic ever undertaken. On board the Polarstern, a powerful ice-breaker research vessel, more than five hundred scientists from all over the world turned their attention to this mysterious region. Their mission? To let their vessel freeze in the sea ice and drift towards the North Pole in order to study how the Arctic is changing, and how these changes will affect our world."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Foreword: Frozin in the ice -- Part 1. The biggest Arctic exploration of all time -- Part 2. Climate research on the ice ; Team Ice ; Team Atmosphere ; Team Ocean ; Team Ecosystem ; Team Biogeochemistry -- Part 3. Our Arctic, our future

Target audience

juvenile

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