Central Kansas Library System

"Simple text and color photography introduce beginning readers to glaciers. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.

"Chosen for the honour of bonding with a frostsliver, a fragment of the sentient glacier that crests her icy home, Sabira embarks on the dangerous pilgrimage to the top of the mountain. But when a huge avalanche traps her on the glacier and destroys the pass, Sabira is determined to find another way home. In order to survive, she must face up to the merciless mountain, but there are dark and fiery secrets hiding in its depths..."--Page [2] of cover....

Ruby Small's embarrassingly eccentric parents take her on a vacation to Norway where she acquires an unwanted pet, a glacier named Cecil, who finds a way to melt Ruby's heart.

Describes the formation and movement of different types of glaciers, their effects on the land, and the animals and plants that inhabit them.

They float in icy oceans and can be as small as a car or as big as a small country--icebergs! With nicknames including "bergy bits" and "growlers," these floating chunks of ice can be dangerous to ships, help scientists understand climate change, and create underwater ecosystems that are home to many species of ocean animals. This fun topic supports the teaching of structure and the properties of matter by exploring solids, liquids, heating, and cooling...

Tells the difference between ice, icebergs, and glaciers; describes the icebergs that form each spring off the Greenland icecap and are guided by the Atlantic Current; and discusses the Ice Age and what influence scientists think the polar cap will have on the climate in the future.

"Will the Backyardigans find a place where no one's ever been before?"