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Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights
Imagine a land where the sun rises at 1:58 a.m. in the summer and shines for less than four hours on a winter's day. The animals in the wilderness near Fairbanks, Alaska, witness some of the world's greatest temperature extremes and light variations every year. At an average low of -16 degrees Fahrenheit, the winters may be unpleasantly frigid, but the light shows are...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
May 1st 2003
by Walker Books for Young Readers
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This book speaks of the fascinating days and nights near the arctic circle in Alaska. This book describes the wildlife and what's going on with sun, clouds, light and darkness. I learned some things I didn't know before and considered what it would be like to live with constant daylight for the short summer. Did you know that when the seasons begin to change, they lose 7 minutes (or gain 7 minutes) of daylight PER day?? Amazing. Northern lights, su...more
This book speaks of the fascinating days and nights near the arctic circle in Alaska. This book describes the wildlife and what's going on with sun, clouds, light and darkness. I learned some things I didn't know before and considered what it would be like to live with constant daylight for the short summer. Did you know that when the seasons begin to change, they lose 7 minutes (or gain 7 minutes) of daylight PER day?? Amazing. Northern lights, su...more
This is definitely a book for older kids. I like the way the author gives the day and tells you exactly how much sunlight is in the day and the temperatures. It’s also a creative idea to show the affects of the region on the animals, seeing how they each live in this area.
Ages 7-12
Ages 7-12
This book explains the amount of daylight and night-light that Alaska has throughout the 12 months of the year. It is fabulous that on the top of every page you can read the date, season, and the amount of hours and minutes there are for that day. The illustrations are wonderful. In the back of the book there is a glossary to help with vocabulary.
Instructional uses for Arctic Lights Arctic Nights:
1. Use with Alaska unit. This book can be used to help teach students abou...more
Instructional uses for Arctic Lights Arctic Nights:
1. Use with Alaska unit. This book can be used to help teach students abou...more
I really liked how each page in this book came with a date, hours of daylight, average highs and lows in temperature, and the time of sunrise and sunset. This book did a great job showing what a winter and summer solstice looks like and means in Alaska. Of course the reader still may wonder about northern lights, but they will definitely understand that daylight hours are longer in the summer and the nights last forever in the winter. Miller did a great job showing how nature (rabbits, bears, bi...more
Very interesting, I felt like I was there.
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