Here is the Arctic Winter

Web of Life #5

by Madeleine Dunphy

Depicts the beauty of the Arctic winter and introduces young readers to the strong animals who persevere during this sunless season of ice and cold, such as the polar bears, ringed seals, and snowy owls.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Madeleine Dunphy’s books have been published by Hyperion Books for Children, Millbrook Press, and her own publishing company, Web of Life Children’s Books—a publishing company devoted to publishing picture books about the environment. Madeleine is also a teacher, activist and mother.

Madeleine has taught special programs at the California Academy of Sciences, Lawrence Hall of Science, Museum of Children’s Art and at dozens of elementary schools in northern California and abroad. She has a BA in anthropology from the University of California at Santa Cruz and a MA in education from Mills College.

Madeleine has traveled extensively to research her various books. Her travels include visiting the mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo, camping out in the Amazon rain forest in Peru, visiting Angkor Wat in Cambodia, and scuba diving with sea turtles in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.

Madeleine lives in Oakland, California with her husband, daughter, dog, two cats and a hamster.

Reviews

[Fahula · Rating 3 out of 5]

The repetition in this picture book makes for a good choral reading with parts for each Arctic animal and natural element.

[Riegs · Rating 3 out of 5]

"This is the House that Jack Built" style, but with winter animals.