{"product_id":"9781554079919","title":"Frozen Planet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe ultimate portrait of the earth's Polar Regions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  In 2012 the Discovery Channel will broadcast \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrozen Planet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, the long-awaited third installment in the BBC Earth series of which \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlue Planet: Seas of Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlanet Earth: As You've Never Seen It Before\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e won multiple Emmy awards.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrozen Planet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is the companion book to the TV series. It follows the world's best wildlife photographers as they capture animal behavior and landscapes never seen before, including Antarctica's active volcanoes and the previously restricted Russian Arctic. Custom-designed HD cameras allowed undisturbed observation. Traveling by nuclear submarine, military helicopter, icebreaker and snowmobile, the filmmakers endured piercing polar winters and the dangerous summer \"melt\" to record what may be the dying days of Earth's frozen regions.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrozen Planet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e has seven sections:  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003ePole to Pole\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eSpring: Life Wakes Up\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eSummer: Life Multiplies\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eAutumn: Life Retreats\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eWinter: Life Closes Down\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eOn Thin Ice\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eTales from the Poles\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e  It follows four polar residents that reveal the health of the planet and what the future may hold: the polar bear and arctic fox in the north; the Adelie penguin and wandering albatross in the south. \"Behind the scenes\" segments describe the making of the TV series.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Some of the fascinating stories are:  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003eIcebergs the size of New York skyscrapers\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eThe first record of killer whales hunting in packs\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e80,000 smelly macaroni penguins on Bird Island\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eA very rare blond fur seal pup\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eSatellite tagged wandering albatrosses raising their chicks\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eKing penguins catching a wave\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eA lone white wolf eyeing a photographer\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eGrass-eating polar bears\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eThe creeping glaciers of Svalbard\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eAdelie penguin chicks learning to swim\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eKiller whales using their tails to wash seals off ice flows\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eCanada's Barrenlands coming to life in the spring\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eA polar bear stalking a film crew\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eScuba diving with beluga whales in the Russian Arctic\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003eThe elusive Greenland shark\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Sales of the companion book to the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlue Planet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e television series topped 6 million dollars. \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrozen Planet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e promises to be an equal or greater success. The important topic, the expected demand from Discovery Channel viewers and an excellent price make it an essential purchase.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alastair Fothergill, Vanessa Berlowitz","offers":[{"title":"Firefly Books |  Hardback | Laminated cover |  2011-10-13","offer_id":46011340587263,"sku":"9781554079919","price":39.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_1dd8ba68-4488-4d5f-9a78-aa3a9df5b017.jpg?v=1723051208","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781554079919","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}