Vanishing World: The Endangered Arctic | 
 enlarge | Author: Fredrik Granath
Creator: Mireille De La Lez
Publisher: Abrams Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 175008
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 264
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.5
Dimensions (in): 12.8 x 10.7 x 1.1
ISBN: 081099464X
Dewey Decimal Number: 577.09113
EAN: 9780810994645
ASIN: 081099464X
Publication Date: October 1, 2007
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Product Description
Published to coincide with the International Polar Year, Vanishing World is an unprecedented visual record of life in the Arctic. Five years in the making, this book is both a celebration of the wildlife that inhabits this harsh and unforgiving climate and a cautionary tale of global warming. Rising temperatures have put areas such as the Artic at risk and the livelihoods of the animals that live there are increasingly threatened.
Set against a dramatic landscape of ice floes and ragged mountains, readers will see the polar bears, foxes, seals, walruses, and reindeers who now struggle to live in this vulnerable climate. Images of a polar bear mother as she takes her newborns out for their first hunt, a seal pup only hours old, the spectacle of the polar night, and the majesty of the glaciers and pack ice are a reminder of what is at risk.
Mireille de la Lezs stunning photographs are accompanied by text that explains the precarious nature of life in this dramatic climate. No one who sees the images of this vanishing world will be unmoved.
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Beautiful and important November 22, 2007
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This book and its stunning photographs show us a beautiful world that is rapidly changing. "Vanishing World" is not only a tribute to the Arctic wildlife - we meet polar bears, foxes, seals, walrus, birds and whales - but also a fascinating tale of global warming. Words can not describe this extraordinary book. It is clearly the result of enormous patience and commitment, and deserves all the praise it is getting in the press. At a first glance, it is a magnificent coffee table book, but what this is more than anything else, is an urgent appeal to engage. "Vanishing World" is an impressive achievement, and probably the most beautiful nature book in years. Nearly unreal.
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