The Arctic Guide: Wildlife of the Far North

by Sharon R. Chester

The definitive full-color field guide to Arctic wildlifeThe Arctic Guide presents the traveler and naturalist with a portable, authoritative guide to the flora and fauna of earth's northernmost region. Featuring superb color illustrations, this one-of-a-kind book covers the complete spectrum of wildlife—more than 800 species of plants, fishes, butterflies, birds, and mammals—that inhabit the Arctic’s polar deserts, tundra, taiga, sea ice, and oceans. It can be used anywhere in the entire Holarctic region, including Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, Siberia, the Russian Far East, islands of the Bering Sea, Alaska, the Canadian Arctic, and Greenland. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, size, habitat, range, scientific name, and the unique characteristics that enable these organisms to survive in the extreme conditions of the Far North. A color distribution map accompanies each species account, and alternative names in German, French, Norwegian, Russian, Inuit, and Inupiaq are also provided.

Features superb color plates that allow for quick identification of more than 800 species of plants, fishes, butterflies, birds, and mammalsIncludes detailed species accounts and color distribution mapsCovers the flora and fauna of the entire Arctic region

Genres: Nonfiction, Nature, Reference, Animals, Biology

544 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 30, 2015

Reviews

[Lily Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is fantastic. Great detail, easy to digest, well organized, and built for visual learners.

The organization of the pages made the information in this book very easy to digest. The whole book is organized by sections of similar animals or plants and then next to each of them is a map as to where in the arctic they exist. The small maps were the best part for a visual learner like myself. It made for a fast paced read and easy to photographically recall which pages I read certain information on. The facts and information provided a great jumping off point to do more research.

Not to mention, the art is great! The consistency of style and detail is strong through the book.

If you are looking for information on the terrain of the arctic -- this book is the book for you. Highly recommend.

[Karlissa J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A comprehensive guide, featuring plants and animals, many introductory paragraphs about Families (and sometimes even Genera), and a helpful introduction to the Arctic (including how it is defined). One unique feature is the variety of names listed for each species, not limited to English names.

[Lolita iš Kauno · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative, a lot of details and pictures, names of species in different languages, not only English and Latin.