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Author
Publisher
Heinemann Library, an imprint of Capstone Global Library
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"This book looks at the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights, exploring what they are, what they look like, where they can be seen, and how they are caused. Readers also learn about the significance of solar storms, the Southern Lights, what people thought about auroras in the past, and how they are explored today. A fun activity is provided along with advice on viewing auroras. Beautiful photographs and simple text help to engage readers and aid their...
9) Skysisters
Author
Publisher
Kids Can
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
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Description
Two Ojibway sisters set off to Coyote Hill to await the arrival of the SkySpirits, the Northern Lights.
Author
Publisher
Inhabit Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In the sky at nighttime the northern lights dance, a mothers song sways on the breeze, and a raven roosts atop a tall building, bathed in the white of the moon. This lyrical poem sends readers sailing through the Arctic night sky to see and hear the unique beauty of a Northern night."--
14) Picture of light
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Documents an expedition to Churchill, Manitoba to film the Aurora Borealis. Examines the paradoxes involved in trying to capture the Northern Lights on celluloid and explores the tension between nature and technology and between science and myth.
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
c2001.
Language
English
Description
Throughout the ages, the lights of the aurora borealis were believed to be messengers of gods, signs of apocalypse, or souls of the dead; even the most sophisticated scientists misapprehended their cause. Now Lucy Jago tells the story of the science--and the romance--behind the Northern Lights as she traces the grand adventure of the life of the visionary Norwegian scientist Kristian Birkeland.
18) The fire fox
Author
Publisher
Two Hoots
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Freya and her mum have gone to a little cabin to get away for a while. The light has gone out of their lives since Freya's dad passed away. Freya isn't sure about going sledging, but when she meets a magical fox in the snow, she can't help but follow him into the forest--and on to a thrilling adventure.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A little girl describes the short, harsh days of winter in Alaska and her efforts to keep a moose from destroying trees and the swing in her back yard, which she finally succeeds in doing with the help of a Hanukkah treat. Includes facts about Hanukkah and the aurora borealis.
20) The discoverers
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
"Explores our desire to expand the boundaries of knowledge. The stories presented in the film span space and time. Stand alongside Sir Isaac Newton in his lab in England; then travel to the present to observe Dr. Louis Herman working with his very cerebral dolphins in Hawaii." --container. Also includes a "making of" documentary.
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