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Ice: Chilling Stories from a Disappearing World
From the mighty mammoths and deserts of ice to early explorers and polar survival, come face to face with one of Earth's greatest resources: ice.
With captivating CGIs, illustrations, and photography, DK's Ice will take readers on an epic journey from the ice age to modern day, exploring how icy worlds are created, how creatures live in these harsh environments and the impact of climate change.
Learn about early humans and how they survived in one of the most hostile environments on Earth, the tragic and treacherous journeys of early polar explorers, how icy landscapes develop and change, and meet the animals who make these frozen lands their home. Detailed annotations explore the place of ice on our planet and how we and other animals survive and interact with it. Ice is the perfect companion for any reader who wants to discover frozen worlds and the creatures that make them their home.
With captivating CGIs, illustrations, and photography, DK's Ice will take readers on an epic journey from the ice age to modern day, exploring how icy worlds are created, how creatures live in these harsh environments and the impact of climate change.
Learn about early humans and how they survived in one of the most hostile environments on Earth, the tragic and treacherous journeys of early polar explorers, how icy landscapes develop and change, and meet the animals who make these frozen lands their home. Detailed annotations explore the place of ice on our planet and how we and other animals survive and interact with it. Ice is the perfect companion for any reader who wants to discover frozen worlds and the creatures that make them their home.
160 pages, Hardcover
First published September 3, 2019
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9,068 books2,085 followersDorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.
Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.
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Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.
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May 23, 2019
Ice: Chilling Stories from a Disappearing World by DK Publishing is a book I requested from NetGalley and the review is voluntary. This book is hot, or COOL! Really cool in fact! It takes the reader from prehistoric times to today and from pole to pile exploding everything ice! They explore everything that has lived in ice, grew on ice, walked on ice, lived under ice, well...you get my meaning. The pictures are totally amazing! Some seem to be alive! That's what caught my attention is the fabulous photos and art! Each page has dramatic photos along with mind blowing information! The page is filled with lots of fun facts and cool, (sorry), pictures!I love this book! I think this is probably for kids around middle grade but I was lost in the stunning photos and I am certainly not in middle grade school! I am going to get this book when it comes out for sure. This is going in my favorite folder in Goodreads! Gorgeous photos and great information, what more could you ask for?
May 6, 2019
A small but well organized and explain documentary on ice. It covers the basics information on what is ice, the ice age, animal living in an ice/snowy world, how humans live there too, etc. Lot of information, all easy to understand do to summarize content and vocabulary. There is also good quality picture to help represent it all in our mind. Well done!
May 19, 2019
The title, really, says it all. The ice that has been at the arctic and antarctic are vanishing in our lifetimes, and taking with it stories, and wildlife, and a way of life for people.
This is an amazing book showing that has gone before, in pre-historic times, as well as what is currently vanishing. Large pictures, with notes on each item in the picture make this an easy and informative read.
It turns out, there is quite a lot to be learned. Who knew, for example, that there are different types of fronts and ice. (as in hoar frost, needle ice, hair ice and front flowers)
Very informative book, about a region that may be all but lost due to climate change. Highly recommended for schools and libraries.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
This is an amazing book showing that has gone before, in pre-historic times, as well as what is currently vanishing. Large pictures, with notes on each item in the picture make this an easy and informative read.
It turns out, there is quite a lot to be learned. Who knew, for example, that there are different types of fronts and ice. (as in hoar frost, needle ice, hair ice and front flowers)
Very informative book, about a region that may be all but lost due to climate change. Highly recommended for schools and libraries.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
January 10, 2020
Ice Chilling Stories From a Disappearing World made me think more about animals and how they thrived and survived. The pictures were life like and jumped off the page. There is so much to learn that it will take several sittings to absorb it all.
January 20, 2020
*received free copy from netgalley for honest review* This book has so much beautiful and detailed art and photos! like wow! just for that alone I want to own a copy of this book! It's also got some really interesting info I wasn't aware of and its perfect for little ones to look at!
August 30, 2019
Ice: Chilling Stories from a Disappearing World from DK Publishing was written by Laura Buller, Andrea Mills, and John Woodward. It is currently scheduled for release on September 3 2019. This comprehensive book can teach readers about early humans and how they survived in one of the most hostile environments on Earth, the tragic and treacherous journeys of early polar explorers, how icy landscapes develop and change, and meet the animals who make these frozen lands their home. Detailed annotations explore the place of ice on our planet and how we and other animals survive and interact with it. Using captivating CGIs, illustrations, and photography, this book will take readers on an epic journey from the ice age to modern day, exploring how icy worlds are created, how creatures live in these harsh environments and the impact of climate change. This makes it a the perfect companion for any reader who wants to discover frozen worlds and the creatures that make them their home.
Ice: Chilling Stories from a Disappearing World captured my attention with the image on the front cover and never let go. As someone that thought they had a good grasp on most habitats and some of the science involved in the coldest regions on our planet, I need to say that I learned quite a lot from this book. There is so much more to ice, in all its forms, than most of us could ever know. I found the text to be very well organized and researched with absolutely stunning images through out. There is a great deal of information here, and not all of it very optimistic, making this a book that I think can be taken in smaller bites and returned too many times to refresh or reread the most relevant bits for current research or interests. I think even the youngest readers can appreciate the images in the book, while older readers (including adults) will be able to learn much from this resource.
Ice: Chilling Stories from a Disappearing World is exactly what you would expect from the title and publisher. It is a well done non fiction book well suited for all libraries and personal collections, and visually stunning.
Ice: Chilling Stories from a Disappearing World captured my attention with the image on the front cover and never let go. As someone that thought they had a good grasp on most habitats and some of the science involved in the coldest regions on our planet, I need to say that I learned quite a lot from this book. There is so much more to ice, in all its forms, than most of us could ever know. I found the text to be very well organized and researched with absolutely stunning images through out. There is a great deal of information here, and not all of it very optimistic, making this a book that I think can be taken in smaller bites and returned too many times to refresh or reread the most relevant bits for current research or interests. I think even the youngest readers can appreciate the images in the book, while older readers (including adults) will be able to learn much from this resource.
Ice: Chilling Stories from a Disappearing World is exactly what you would expect from the title and publisher. It is a well done non fiction book well suited for all libraries and personal collections, and visually stunning.
October 11, 2019
Ice is the latest nonfiction title from DK Publishing. I was especially excited about the opportunity to review this book because my students have recently been reaching for the older DK books available in our school library. The modern look of the cover will certainly entice students to pick this book up. The table of contents is divided into "Prehistory", "The Frozen World", "Animals on Ice", and "Humans on Ice" which includes a variety of information including ice ages, evolution, habitats, exploration, research, and climate change.
The vivid photographs and diagrams in this book will draw the reader in. The pages contain a good amount of factual information without becoming overwhelming. Heading and subheadings organize the information in way that students will be able to navigate. A glossary and index appear at the end of the book so that children can look up unfamiliar terms or identify the location of needed information in the book.
I highly recommend Ice for elementary libraries and I will likely be acquiring a copy for my 7th-8th grade school library. My students still greatly enjoy non-fiction that is accompanied by illustrations or photographs and I know several students that would gravitate toward this particular title.
I received a free copy of this title from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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The vivid photographs and diagrams in this book will draw the reader in. The pages contain a good amount of factual information without becoming overwhelming. Heading and subheadings organize the information in way that students will be able to navigate. A glossary and index appear at the end of the book so that children can look up unfamiliar terms or identify the location of needed information in the book.
I highly recommend Ice for elementary libraries and I will likely be acquiring a copy for my 7th-8th grade school library. My students still greatly enjoy non-fiction that is accompanied by illustrations or photographs and I know several students that would gravitate toward this particular title.
I received a free copy of this title from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
#Ice #NetGalley
February 21, 2022
Through this book, we can discover so many things related with ICE world, from the prehistoric of Earth circle to the prehistoric animals and land. Furthermore, we also can find many impressif animals live in the ice environment. Every page, there are consists with a note stated about the climate change issue affected to the environment sustainablility, and as we knew that many habitat were in danger to be extinct. We also can find interesting facts that we never knew before, like my experience that I just know about a volcano exist in the antartica, named Erebus mount.
July 8, 2019
Most excellent: every since I learned there were at least 9 kinds of ice- this was in class in college in the 70's- I have been fascinated with ice.
This is a lovely compendium about ice, how it is formed, what it can, and can't do. Ice has been a larger and smaller part of Earth since it formed, and its future may be in jeopardy in ways we can't imagine.
Short, sweet, to the point, excellent. thank you
This is a lovely compendium about ice, how it is formed, what it can, and can't do. Ice has been a larger and smaller part of Earth since it formed, and its future may be in jeopardy in ways we can't imagine.
Short, sweet, to the point, excellent. thank you
August 23, 2019
With all the discussion happening now about climate change, this book is very timely. Though it is geared toward children, there is a lot of information that would benefit adults. Be a very good reference book for use in classroom assignments. Love the clarity of the graphics but especially the details, e.g. Emperor Penguin can grow to be 4 feet tall. That means this penguin would be up to my waist... wow! Another great nonfiction book by DK Publishing.
I received an advanced reader copy from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.
I received an advanced reader copy from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving my review.
September 17, 2019
"Ice" by DK is a fascinating read on prehistorical ice ages and then present day and the effect of global warming on the ice landscapes around the world. The book details various areas around the world where the ice is a dominant feature and how it affects the habitats of the plants and animals living in the ice.
Overall, the book tells a dismal story of the world we live in and the effects of the rapidly changing ice landscape around us.
I received this eBook free of charge from DK via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. I did not receive any fiscal compensation from either company for this review and the opinions expressed herein are entirely my own.
Overall, the book tells a dismal story of the world we live in and the effects of the rapidly changing ice landscape around us.
I received this eBook free of charge from DK via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. I did not receive any fiscal compensation from either company for this review and the opinions expressed herein are entirely my own.
December 13, 2019
DK always does such a great job with information books, and ICE is gorgeous! The photographs and diagrams against their signature white background are stunning. Kids will enjoy poring over the pages of short texts, captions, photos, and intricate drawings of the wildlife and natural formations that abound in the coldest parts of our planet.
September 27, 2023
Jumping Himalayan spiders. This is such a cool book.
May 25, 2019
This book provides a great look at different animals that live on ice, what happens when ice thaws, information about the tundra, and interesting facts about the Ice Age.
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