What's that crunching through the snow and ice?

An emperor penguin?
A polar bear?
A snowshoe hare?

You'll know once you've come up close and personal with the animals in this book. Open the giant fold-out pages to see incredibly detailed illustrations of creatures that can survive in frigid places—from the landscape and waters of the Arctic to the always frozen continent of Antarctica. Acclaimed naturalist Jim Arnosky will bring out your inner explorer as he explains why the inside walls of a muskrat's "house" make a perfect dinner, how a walrus uses its tusks, and how the Arctic fox camouflages itself against the snow. Bring the wilderness right into your room—or use this book as a guide on your next field trip to a zoo!

From the dust jacket