What and where is the tundra? The Arctic tundra is a cold, rocky, dry habitat found mainly in the northern parts of Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and Siberia. The two main types are Arctic tundra and alpine tundra. Arctic tundra is found around the North Pole, while alpine tundra is found on high mountains worldwide. Continue to read this post to learn more about this cold and wonderful land with facts, animals, and books.
Here are some amazing tundra facts
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Tundra Animals
Arctic hare
Arctic fox
Polar bear
Snow goose
Arctic leeming
Reindeer
Arctic wolf
Narwal
Arctic tern
Snowy Owl
Book Picks:
Non Fiction
Arctic Tundra by Kate Riggs
Explores the food chain on the arctic tundra, from the arctic willow, to the arctic wolf, including various animals in between.
Tundra by Peter Benoit
Learn about tundra ecosystems.
An Arctic Story: The Animals Of The Frozen North by Jane Burnard
On a journey to the North Pole and back, and from fall to spring, the story begins and ends with an extraordinary wood frog, a tiny creature that freezes for the long Arctic winter. On the way, we meet polar bears, an arctic fox, narwhals, and many other animals.
A Walk in the Tundra by Rebecca L. Johnson
The tundra is a windy and cold landscape. But the closer you look, the more life you see. Mosses, grasses, and wildflowers grow in the thin soil. Animals from bees to bears depend on the life growing in this chilly habitat.
Arctic and Antarctic by Anita Ganeri
Readers can explore Earth’s polar regions where they’ll meet extraordinary animals that survive and thrive in the harsh conditions of these icy worlds and learn about magnificent natural marvels that make life fascinating on, above, and under the ice.
Who Lives on the Cold, Icy Tundra? by Rachel Lynette
Presents the various types of animals that live on the tundra, including polar bears, the arctic fox, the giant petrel, the emperor penguin, and musk oxen.
Arctic Hare by Grace Hansen
Any animal that lives in the Arctic is brutal! This title explores how the Arctic hare survives in such cold, unforgiving conditions, what it eats, and more. The book is complete with large, colorful photographs and a more facts section.
Fiction
Counting On Snow by Maxwell Newhouse
In this petite counting book, animals appear in the isolation and beauty of a snowy Arctic winter– from ten crunching caribou down to one lonely moose.
Polar Bear Morning by Lauren Thompson
A little polar bear cub ventures out of her den for the first time and meets a new friend.
Lost And Found by JiWon Beck
A wordless picture book in which a young Eskimo girl befriends a weak, hungry polar bear that has taken refuge in her igloo, and the bear later returns the favor.
The Bear Report by Thyra Heder
Sophie is uninterested in writing a research report on polar bears until a polar bear named Olafur swoops her away to the Arctic, where she learns all about the playful bear’s habits and habitat, from glacier mice to Northern Lights.
Nanuk the Ice Bear by Jeanette Winter
At the top of the world, a polar bear hunts, swims, courts, raises cubs, and worries as they go off on their own.
Oona in the Arctic by Kelly Dipucchio
A mermaid and her otter friend go on a journey to help a lost beluga whale return to the Arctic.
The Search for the Giant Arctic Jellyfish by Chloe Savage
Dr. Morley and her team arrive in the Arctic Circle, where they encounter such wonders as playful orcas, the glowing aurora borealis, and formidable ice shelves while searching for the giant Arctic jellyfish, a legendary creature no one has ever seen.
Dream Flights on Arctic Nights by Brooke Hartman
Illustrations and rhyming text reveal a child’s dreams of flying over the Arctic and seeing the animals that live there.
Arctic White by Danna Smith
A young girl looks around her home in the Arctic and sees only white, white, white. But one day her grandfather takes her out on a journey across the tundra. And at the end of their cold walk, the dark opens up to show the Northern Lights dancing across the sky–blue, green, and purple.
The Way Home For Wolf by Rachel Bright
Wolf cub Wilf is convinced that he has what it takes to lead the pack, but the adults laugh–and when he falls behind and finds himself alone in the dark of the Arctic night, he discovers that it is essential to have friends who will show you the way home..
