Spanning the four seasons, a collection of poems, full of fanciful wordplay and playful images, captures the icy splendor of the Arctic's environment and its inhabitants.
Presents a collection of twenty-four poems about the Arctic and the animals and plants that live there, with Arctic facts at the end.
The Arctic may be a cold and unforgiving place, but it teems with wildlife, from the humble orange-golden bumblebee to the majestic beluga whale. Eileen Spinelli's poems, spanning the four seasons, beautifully capture the splendor of these creatures, in the wild, icy landscape of the frozen North.
The Arctic may be a cold and unforgiving place, but it teems with wildlife—from the humble orange-golden bumblebee to the majestic beluga whale. Spanning the four seasons, Eileen Spinelli’s playful poems capture the icy splendor of the Arctic's environment and its inhabitants. Facts about each creature are included in the back matter.