After thick-billed murre Akpa emerges from his egg, high on an Arctic cliff, he soon learns that he must embark on a long migration before he is even able to fly. Flinging himself into the icy water with his father to guide him, Akpa must swim 1,000 kilometres of his journey south before he is able to finally fly the final leg of his journey. Adult male murres are also unable to fly during this time of the year, due to their changing feathers, so father and son must navigate south on the choppy ocean waves, meeting new and unfamiliar creatures along the way.
Arctic Animals
A Bear Far From Home
A poignant historical nonfiction book, about a polar bear that was gifted to King Henry III.
The Walrus And The Caribou
When the earth was new, words had the power to breathe life into the world. But when creating animals from breath, sometimes one does not get everything right on the first try! Based on a traditional Inuit story passed forward orally for generations in the South Baffin region of Nunavut, this book shares with young readers the origin of the caribou and the walrus―and tells of how very different these animals looked when they were first conceived.
Up And Down
Little Penguin misses his friend and decides it’s time to visit. Leaping off his iceberg, he embarks on a journey, facing ups and downs and ins and outs until the pair are finally reunited.
Arctic Summer
Depicts the creatures who reside in the Arctic–including polar bears, foxes, birds, walruses, and many others–taking advantage of the brief period of sunshine and warmer weather
Here Is The Arctic Winter
Cumulative text introduces the animals of the cold white world that is the arctic winter.
Arctic Spring
Spring in the Arctic brings new activity among the fox, seal, and other animals, but the polar bear has a very good reason for remaining firm by her den.