CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE Life in the Tundra 4 CHAPTER TWO The Air Up There 10 CHAPTER THREE Hardy Plants and Lichens 16 CHAPTER FOUR Animals of the Tundra 22 CHAPTER FIVE People Near and Far 30 CHAPTER SIX Tomorrow’s Tundra 36 Well-Known Tundras 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
5 CHAPTER ONE Arctic foxes live in the northernmost areas of Asia and North America LIFE IN THE TUNDRA A tiny arctic fox raises its pointy ears It hears a polar bear in the distance The fox begins moving toward the sound The long cold winter on the tundra is finally coming to an end It will still be a while before the plants start growing again though Food has been scarce for the arctic fox lately Most of the birds flew south long ago
