It’s April in Antarctica and, in places so remote that they can only be seen by satellites, lines of Emperor Penguins appear in search of the perfect ice for raising their chicks. A wise old Empress has returned to the ice at Halley Bay year after year; with the help of her mate, she works to protect her newly-laid egg against the bitter winter. But a changing climate is making the Antarctic Ocean warmer – winds are stronger and storms are fiercer...
With luminous illustrations and an introduction by climate scientist Dr Phil Trathan, this is the true story of how the Emperor penguin colony at Halley Bay was disrupted after the sea ice collapsed, and how it’s necessary to protect the environment so that these extr...現(xiàn)在是南極洲的 4 月,在只有衛(wèi)星才能看到的偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū),成群結(jié)隊(duì)的帝企鵝出現(xiàn)在尋找冰層來(lái)養(yǎng)育它們的幼崽。一位睿智的老皇后年復(fù)一年地回到哈雷灣的冰面上;在她的伴侶的幫助下,她努力保護(hù)她剛下的蛋免受嚴(yán)冬的侵襲。但氣候變化正在使南極海洋變暖——風(fēng)更強(qiáng),風(fēng)暴更猛烈……
It’s April in Antarctica and, in places so remote that they can only be seen by satellites, lines of Emperor Penguins appear in search of the perfect ice for raising their chicks. A wise old Empress has returned to the ice at Halley Bay year after year; with the help of her mate, she works to protect her newly-laid egg against the bitter winter. But a changing climate is making the Antarctic Ocean warmer – winds are stronger and storms are fiercer...
With luminous illustrations and an introduction by climate scientist Dr Phil Trathan, this is the true story of how the Emperor penguin colony at Halley Bay was disrupted after the sea ice collapsed, and how it’s necessary to protect the environment so that these extraordinary survivors will continue to be found in the Antarctic for generations to come.
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