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Glacier Books

Introductory

Danger-- Icebergs!. R. Gans. New York: Crowell, 1987 revised. Let's read-and -find-out science book.

Explains how icebergs are formed from glaciers, move into the ocean, create hazards to ships, and sometimes melt away.

Glacier. B.J. Knapp. Danbury, CT: Grolier Educational Corp., 1992.

Describes the way in which massive tongues of ice grind and scour at a landscape until they create valleys with spectacularly steep sides, and how the eroded material is then moulded to transform many lowlands.

Glacier Tracks. E. Tallcott. New York, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1970.

Describes the different glacial forms of the ice age and how boulders, hills, and other land formations seen today provide clues to the paths of glaciers.

Glaciers. M. George. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, Inc., 1991.

Text and photographs introduce the composition, the history, and the beauty of glaciers.

Glaciers. D.V. Georges. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1986.

Discusses the formation of glaciers and their broken off pieces, icebergs; the way they shape the earth; and why scientists study them.

Glaciers. R. Lockard. New York, Coward-McCann, 1970. The Science is what and why books.

Describes the history, formation, movements, and effects of the world's ice sheets.

Glaciers. W. Tangborn. New York: T.Y. Crowell, 1988 revised edition. Let's-read-and-find-out science book.

Explains how and where glaciers form, how they move, and how they shape the land.

Glaciers and Ice Caps. M. Bramwell. London/New York: Franklin Watts, 1986.

Glaciers and Icebergs. J. Markert. Mankato, MN: Child's World, 1993.

Describes how glaciers and icebergs form, move, and affect the planet Earth.

Glaciers and Ice Sheets (Planet Earth Series). G. de Q. Robin. New York: Bookwright Press, 1984.

Glaciers, Ice on the Move. S. M. Wallen. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, 1990.

Describes the formation and movement of different types of glaciers, their effects on the land, and how scientists study glaciers.

Glaciers, Natures Frozen Rivers. H. H. Nixon and J. L. Nixon. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1980.

Discusses what glaciers are, how they move, the various kinds, how they move and change the land and how they can be used.

Ice Ages. R.A. Gallant. New York: F. Watts, 1985. A First Book.

Describes the various ice age periods throughout history and prehistory and explains how and why they occur.

Ice Caps and Glaciers. C. Twist. New York: Gloucester Press, 1993. Hands on Science.

Describes what ice from the polar regions can tell us about past climatic conditions and our changing atmosphere and examines the role of water in its solid state within the environment. Includes projects and other hands-on activities.

Icebergs and Glaciers. S. Simon. New York: Morrow, 1987.

Discusses the formation, movement, and different types of glaciers and icebergs and describes their effect on the world around them.

Junior Science Book of Icebergs and Glaciers. P. Lauber. Garrard, 1961.

Power of Ice. R. Radlauer. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1985.

Describes an expedition to explore a glacier in Alaska. Introduces facts about glaciers, including their origins, types, and effects on the Earth.

Story of Glaciers and the Ice Age. W. H. Matthews. New York: Harvey House, 1974.

Describes the characteristics of various types of glaciers and examines their roles in shaping the Earth's surface.

Intermediate to Advanced

Alaska's Glaciers. Alaska Geographic volume 9, number 1, 1982.

Frozen Earth: Explaining the Ice Ages. R.V. Fodor. Hillside, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 1981.

Discusses the evidence for the existence of ice ages, explains what glaciers are, and presents the many explanations offered for the causes of ice ages with emphasis on the astronomical theory. Also considers the effects of future climatic changes.

Glacier. R. H. Bailey and the Editors of Time-Life Books Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1982.

Glacier Ice. A. Post and E. R. LaChapelle Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1971.

Aerial photographs of glaciers in western North America extending from the Cascade Range, Pacific Coast of North America and the interior ranges of Alaska.

Glaciers. M. J. Hambrey and J. Alean Cambridge. Cambridge/New York: Cambridge University Press, 1992.

Glaciers and Landscape: A Geomorphological Approach. D. E. Sugden and B. S. John. New York: Wiley, 1976.

Glaciers and the Environment. Nairobi. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Global Environment Monitoring System (GEMS). Environment Library No. 9, 1992.

History of ice, nature of glaciers, making of a glacier, glacier's temperature, glacier audit, how glaciers move, monitoring the world's glaciers. [* To Order (no charge): United Nations Environment Programme, PO Box 30552, Nairobi, Kenya.]

Glaciers of North America: A Field Guide. S. A. Ferguson. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Press, 1992.

Ice Ages: Past and Future. J. Erickson. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Tab Books, 1990.

Glacial epoch; glaciology; glaciers; global temperature changes; climatic changes.

The Physics of Glaciers. W. S. B. Patterson. Tarrytown New York: Elsevier, 1994 3rd Edition.