Elizabeth Rusch

Glacier on the Move (eBook, PDF)

Illustrator: Brereton, Alice

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Meet Flo, a glacier, as she shows you what the life of a glacier is like in this picture book filled with fun facts, from what glaciers are and how they're formed to what creatures live there, and more.

Glaciers exist on every continent on earth, growing, spreading, and shrinking over thousands of years. But what are they, and how are they formed? Glacier on the Move tells the story of a glacier named Flo and her slow-motion race to the sea, from the edge of an ice field and down steep cliffs, to muscling her way around mountains, and stretching into a valley. With the help of some iceworms in the margins, Flo reveals how glaciers move, change shape, and provide for the surrounding world and animals. Blending fascinating science facts with dynamic illustrations, Glacier on the Move introduces young readers to glacial history and science in a captivating and unique way.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: West Margin Press
• Seitenzahl: 32
• Altersempfehlung: ab 6 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781513262314
• Artikelnr.: 56997857

Autorenporträt

Living in the Pacific Northwest (in Oregon) and traveling to national parks and wilderness areas around the country, glaciers have become one of my favorite features of the outdoors. I have hiked up to glaciers, hiked on glaciers, skied up and down glaciers, and even slid down glaciers on my bottom and belly (yes, like a penguin!) These huge masses of ice, which gleam white and glow blue, seem at first glance to be permanent features of the landscape. But every year, I can see glaciers on Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens, Mount Adams, Mount Rainier, and other mountains growing and retreating. The glaciers themselves change shape with soft cornflower snow piling on top and cold, hard ice melting at the bottom. Wildflower meadows and alpine lakes fed by glacier waters are the most beautiful in the world.

So I love glaciers and I have marveled at them in wonder, but it wasn't until I took a trip with my 13-year-old daughter to Alaska that I began to understand them. We were in Alaska doing research for another book about the Northern Lights (also with WM). The aurora is visible only at night so we explored Alaska - and especially glaciers -- during the day.

The inspiration for the book came during a day-long glacier boat tour on the Prince William Sound. As we oogled at all the different kinds of glaciers, watched glaciers calve and learned about glacier processes from the park ranger on board, I started to hear a voice. It was the voice of a young glacier making funny comments about all the strange things that happen to her over time as she slowly moves and changes. I jotted lots of notes in a small notebook, which became the voice of the book. Flo was born!