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Pack Ice Paradise

Series: Tiny Habitats
Brief Description
Discover how melting pack ice transforms into an island paradise in this new book in an illuminating nonfiction picture book series that explores how even the smallest habitats play big roles in nature. Behold! The coldest place on Earth! Where the wind whistles across the wintery... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Discover how melting pack ice transforms into an island paradise in this new book in an illuminating nonfiction picture book series that explores how even the smallest habitats play big roles in nature.

Behold! The coldest place on Earth! Where the wind whistles across the wintery seascape, and the ocean is covered in a thick sheet of ice, till the sun returns and melts the ice… and shines light down into the ocean’s depths, creating a pack ice paradise.

It’s time for some fun in the sun in the unlikeliest of places… Antarctica! During the dark winter season on this freezing continent, pack ice covers the ocean. But when summer returns, the sun shines on the ocean’s surface, gradually melting the pack ice and opening passageways into the water. And then the pack ice paradise party begins, attracting all types of life, from tiny phytoplankton and krill to massive orcas and humpback whalesβ€”and, of course, penguins, seals, and sea birds galore.

With snappy, funny text and frosty illustrations, this book invites curious readers to explore a tiny habitat that pops up as winter melts into summer.

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  • Pack Ice Paradise
    Pre-order
    Pack Ice Paradise
    Discover how melting pack ice transforms into an island paradise in this new book in an illuminating nonfiction picture book series that explores how even the smallest habitats play big roles in nature. Behold! The coldest place on Earth! Where the wind whistles across the wintery seascape, and the ocean is covered in a thick sheet of ice, till the...
    Hardback
    $3500
    Pre-order
    Out 29 Sep 2026

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781665962698

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 22 September 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Beach Lane Books

Illustration: f-c jkt (coated; fx: spot gloss UV, emboss on matte)+int. ill. (uncoated); digital

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Amy Hevron

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 48

About the Author

Amy HevronΒ is an illustrator, graphic designer, and children’s book author who lives in Seattle. She is the illustrator of several children’s books includingΒ The Tide Pool WaitsΒ by Candace Fleming,Β Tree Hole HomesΒ by Melissa Stewart, andΒ Can You Hug a Forest?Β by Frances Gilbert, as well as her own Tiny Habitats series,Β Dust Bunny Wants a Friend,Β andΒ The Longest Journey: An Arctic Tern’s Migration. Visit her at AmyHevron.com.

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