Featured Books- The Coldest Places

This month's theme in the New Books section of Launders is, 'The Coldest Places.' The collection travels to the earth's poles and up the highest mountains to explore the weather patterns as well as the flora and fauna found there.

Selection includes:

• Frozen oceans: the floating world of pack ice
• Polar bears: a complete guide to their biology and behavior
• Frasier's penguins: a journey to the future in Antarctica
• The secret life of a snowflake: an up-close look at the art & science of snowflakes
• The snow tourist: a search for the world's purest, deepest snowfall
• The great white bear: a natural and unnatural history of the polar bear
• The view from Lazy Point: a natural year in an unnatural world
• On thin Ice: the changing world of the polar bear