Book review: 'North: The Amazing Journey of Arctic Migration'
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"North: The Amazing Story of Arctic Migration," written by Nick Dowson and illustrated by Patrick Benson
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"North: The Amazing Story of Arctic Migration," written by Nick Dowson and illustrated by Patrick Benson (Candlewick; $17; age 7 and older), is a beautiful book that tells in poetic words and soft, gentle illustrations the story of the Arctic and some epic journeys.
Did you know that gray whales swim 5,000 miles over eight weeks, never stopping to eat to get to the rich feeding grounds of the Arctic? Or that a type of bird called the bar-tailed godwit flies all the way from New Zealand to the Arctic? Or that in the summer, the air in the Arctic Circle is filled with the hum of bees and mosquitoes, and flowers turn fields bright shades of gold and purple?
As the book states, "Not many animals can live year-round in the Arctic. Those that do include polar bears, arctic foxes, musk oxen and arctic hares." This amazing book will show you a side of the North Pole you may have never even thought about.
-- Tracy Grant, The Washington Post
First Published January 3, 2012 12:00 am
