Download or read book Surviving the Ice written by Louise Spilsbury and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When trekking north or south to Earth's poles, the number one concern of travelers is likely the cold. And it should be! Frostbite, hypothermia, and more are real dangers –but there are even more environmental aspects of the ice to be worried about. Readers are introduced to the coldest places on Earth, including how people like scientists live there and the threatening animals they could encounter. Also included are true stories of people who have had to survive in terrifying situations, highlighting how they did it and when they were rescued. Full-color photographs show the icy beauty of this unforgiving environment.