Akron Public Library

In a time before Lyra Silvertongue was born, the tough American balloonist Lee Scoresby and the great armoured bear Iorek Byrnison meet when Lee and his hare daemon Hester crash-land their trading balloon onto a port in the far Arctic North and find themselves right in the middle of a political powder keg.

"Beck is 200km north of the Arctic Circle and a harsh Swedish winter is closing in. He is enjoying a break from adventure, working with environmental action group Green Force until a chance encounter with an old family acquaintance changes everything. Beck is thrust in the path of a band of criminals that will stop at nothing to keep their secret safe. A secret that, if revealed, could change Beck's life forever." --Publisher description.

While dogsledding to a Christmas party, Anja and her cousin Erik are rescued from a blizzard by several wild animals, and help a lost polar bear cub find its mother.

Illustrations and rhyming text reveal a child's dreams of flying over the Arctic and seeing the animals that live there.

When a polar bear brags about how very big he is, a succession of other animals, from two walruses to six sardines, demonstrates that they are just as big.

Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to the Arctic, where a polar bear leads them onto very thin ice.

An unexpected adventure with his friends and a kite convinces Penguin Blue that he is not built for flying, and that he belongs on solid ice.

The animals of the snow are brought to life in this playful pop-up book.

Frost and Snowy two baby polar bears travel with their parents thru the Arctic to meet a famous polar bear actor.

Nanu, a lonely polar bear, searches for dinner. The ice is melting, and the animals are disappearing! During his search, he makes an unlikely friend with Toklo, a silly beluga whale! The friends work together with a native girl, Ahnah, as they figure out how everyone can work together to help "Save the Arctic"!