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Frozen Planet
Frozen Planet is the exciting successor to the ground-breaking Planet Earth and Blue Planet series, and has been created by the same award-winning team. Most of us will never travel to these great wildernesses and, even for those lucky enough to have gone, this portrait of our polar regions will surprise and astound.
Take a journey to the last truly great wilderness regions. From the Great Melt in Spring to the 24-hour summer, the beginning of the Big Freeze and long dark winter, this epic series will follow the dramatic landscapes and the emotional life stories of the animals that live there.
Following the stories of the polar bear and wolf in the North Pole and the adelie penguin and killer whale in the South Pole, we see how they survive these extremes, how they feed, mate and rear their young. Using the latest hi-tech cameras, the series will reveal animal behaviour as we've never seen before - the long, tender mating ritual of the polar bears, the vast penguin colonies, the Arctic's most impressive hunter, the wolf as well as eider ducks, gentle seals and socialable ravens.
But the real star of this series is the ice and Frozen Planet will tell its story, from its formation to its movement and its beauty. And of course what the future holds for it.
This is the last chance to explore our Frozen Planet before it changes forever.
Take a journey to the last truly great wilderness regions. From the Great Melt in Spring to the 24-hour summer, the beginning of the Big Freeze and long dark winter, this epic series will follow the dramatic landscapes and the emotional life stories of the animals that live there.
Following the stories of the polar bear and wolf in the North Pole and the adelie penguin and killer whale in the South Pole, we see how they survive these extremes, how they feed, mate and rear their young. Using the latest hi-tech cameras, the series will reveal animal behaviour as we've never seen before - the long, tender mating ritual of the polar bears, the vast penguin colonies, the Arctic's most impressive hunter, the wolf as well as eider ducks, gentle seals and socialable ravens.
But the real star of this series is the ice and Frozen Planet will tell its story, from its formation to its movement and its beauty. And of course what the future holds for it.
This is the last chance to explore our Frozen Planet before it changes forever.
312 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 2011
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September 14, 2012
Beautiful photographs, and I really liked the way the book is organized: first taking us through the seasons in turn in both the Arctic and Antarctic, then through the evidence for and perils of melting ice caps, and last, but not least, through the difficulties they had in filming Frozen Planet. Some of the essays felt a little unclear or incomplete, but for the most part were interesting and informative. I haven't seen the series in its entirely yet, but this definitely makes me all the more eager!
April 16, 2016
An excellent book to complement the TV series. Utterly exquisite photography, but not much text.
December 20, 2020
A sumptuous, glossy hardback with some fantastic photography. Unsurprisingly, this book does follow the TV series fairly closely, with chapters and sequences alternating between the Arctic and Antarctic, between penguins, killer whales, wolves, polar bears, seals, eagles and the natural icy landscape/seasons. While this might appear varied enough, the text accompanying the photography does soon become a little repetitive and samey after a while. This is still well-written and almost impeccably proofread, but just a little lacking in comparison to David Attenborough's books, which also generally cover far more ground than that shown in the respective TV series. The penultimate chapter about the glaciers, melts, calving, icebergs and climate change was quite exceptional, and really should be read by everyone, especially in schools. The last chapter was rather more of a 'making of' like a DVD extra, and not really what I wanted to read about even if the crew endured harsh conditions. This ended somewhat abruptly too. I would've swapped those two chapters around. The photography, layout, maps and print quality are an easy 5/5. The writing heads toward 4/5, but I'd still rate this book very highly at 4.75/5
March 28, 2020
The first chapter was boring...kinda. It wasn't super interesting with all of the glacier stuff--somewhat, but not tons.
The rest of the chapters were fun!! The animals were all so interesting to learn about, and the pictures were interesting.
Be warned that there is evolution, and that's why I took away a star.
The rest of the chapters were fun!! The animals were all so interesting to learn about, and the pictures were interesting.
Be warned that there is evolution, and that's why I took away a star.
February 9, 2022
CAWPILE 6.14
Polarthon 2022- Team Explorers Prompt: A Book with a Cold Word in the Title
It's unfair to rate a non-fiction in the classic way of rating a fiction book. I enjoyed reading about the arctic and antarctic, the creatures that call it home. The photography was astounding and I spent more time sat looking at the photos than reading the writing.
Polarthon 2022- Team Explorers Prompt: A Book with a Cold Word in the Title
It's unfair to rate a non-fiction in the classic way of rating a fiction book. I enjoyed reading about the arctic and antarctic, the creatures that call it home. The photography was astounding and I spent more time sat looking at the photos than reading the writing.
February 20, 2018
WOW! what a fantastic book - wonderful photographs and excellent narative.
It does make you realise how small mankind is but also what a MASSIVE impact we have on our plant - and not always a good one!!!!
It does make you realise how small mankind is but also what a MASSIVE impact we have on our plant - and not always a good one!!!!
October 17, 2022
Loved the first show as a kid! Favourite scenes being the Killer Whale and the Polar Bear scenes. The pictures and the descriptions are amazing - such a great book!
By the way, Series 2 of the TV show is a must watch!
By the way, Series 2 of the TV show is a must watch!
November 11, 2022
Stunning and beautiful. The an amazing book to accompany and amazing television series. The photography is incredible and really brings the frozen world to life. The interesting stories that go with these photos leave the reader hungry for more.
June 19, 2025
Amazing pictures and some fascinating detail about the Arctic and Antarctic - reading this would inspire me to watch the series. Sections outlining how they shot some of the most iconic sequences were probably the highlight.
September 1, 2019
A good book to use with children during a science lesson, the teacher could explore the different animal habitats.
January 18, 2020
Beautiful companion book to the David Attenborough series with informative text and some amazing photos
August 12, 2024
Excellent book with incredible photography and information. Brinicles are crazy!
January 21, 2012
This book provides an excellent accompaniment to the incredible BBC TV series. It follows a similar format to the TV series, covering life at the poles over the different seasons. The book is very large format and contains some outstanding photography as well as informative text. The last chapter is particularly interesting since it describes how the TV series was made and how some of the more unusual shots were obtained. A fascinating addition to anyone's bookshelf.
January 13, 2012
The photography is stunning and a good reminder of the TV series.
Sadly we might never see these sights again in our lifetimes.
Yes - its a book for the Coffee Table rather than a reading book. To go with the Kingdom of the Ice Bear, which was released some 20 years ago, and for me the better of the 2, despite technological improvements in camera work.
One small irritant, the summing up came in the penultimate chapter, so the structure of chapter/appendicies could be better.
Sadly we might never see these sights again in our lifetimes.
Yes - its a book for the Coffee Table rather than a reading book. To go with the Kingdom of the Ice Bear, which was released some 20 years ago, and for me the better of the 2, despite technological improvements in camera work.
One small irritant, the summing up came in the penultimate chapter, so the structure of chapter/appendicies could be better.
February 27, 2013
This book is wonderful and it really shows the life the animal/plants have to face out in the extreme Arctic. i would definitely recommend to everyone, especially if you watched the amazing series. the photography is out of this world! it is really showing the animal true colours and their way of life. You will NEVER get photography better than this!!!
February 9, 2016
I really enjoyed this book. What an incredible, interesting and amazing journey and world. I might have given it less than 5 stars but I went to a brilliant talk by Doug Alan (a wildlife and documentary photographer) http://dougallan.com/#home who brought to life this incredible world that is described in this book. The 2 things working together just made it. Full of stunning photos.
May 6, 2012
a beautiful book...
July 18, 2016
A/A+, Amazing wildlife photos!
March 28, 2017
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