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Young, Karen Romano

Arctic Investigations: Exploring the Frozen Ocean

48 pp. | Raintree | September, 1999 | Library ISBN 0-7398-1232-7 $$25.69
(4) 4-6 Turnstone Ocean Pilot Book series. This overbroad volume describes the physical characteristics of the Arctic, discusses the work of late-1800s' oceanographer Fridtjof Nansen, and touches on some of the work contemporary scientists are doing as they investigate the ecosystem. The unfocused text ends up being somewhat superficial in its coverage. The accompanying color photographs are mediocre in quality. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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