How can you tell if something is living or nonliving in the polar regions? Children reading this book explore a stunning polar habitat while learning how to tell the difference between living and nonliving things, such as seals, fish, and icebergs. Headers in the form of questions help guide the reader as they learn the properties of living and nonliving things. Using simple text and detailed, up-close photographs, this repetitive structure is supportive of emergent readers and supports instruction. Common Core lessons would also be supported using this series. --"Library Media Connection" Rebecca Rissman can usually be found at her laptop, hard at work on a new book for children. Shes written over 100 nonfiction books for young readers about science, math, and history.