This book introduces the special characteristics of ice sheets, mountain glaciers, tidewater glaciers, and piedmont glaciers.
General Note
Title proper from title frame.
Includes index.
Includes glossary.
Book description - 24 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Content Note
What is a glacier? - From snowflakes to glaciers - Ice sheets and ice caps - Mountain glaciers - Flowing ice - Changing landscapes - Life on the icy land - Alaska's glaciers - Life around Alaska's glaciers - People and glaciers.