Maria Philippa Rossi

Arctic Mysteries
Hot Ice and Cold Facts

Did you ever wonder what polar bears have for dinner? Or why marine biologists need to know how to count to a billion? Or what exactly are the Northern Lights?

In the Arctic, scientists study fascinating and highly unusual things. And what about climate change? In the Arctic, you can both see and experience climate change up close.
Did you know that you can actually help the scientists by reporting your own observations?
This partly interactive book will introduce you to some of the exciting research work made by scientists in Svalbard. They will tell you about their lives in the Arctic, and what they find beneath glaciers, out on the tundra and under microscopes in the lab.
Plus, you-ll never eat a Snickers bar again without thinking of glaciers! The book is richly and beautifully illustrated by Sara Boccaccini Meadows.
Maria Philippa Rossi og Sara Boccaccini Meadows
Maria Philippa Rossi (b. 1984) is a freelance journalist, podcast host and author. Since 2018 she has found solitude in the high Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, where she lives with her husband and two boys. Arctic Mysteries is her first book for children.
Sara Boccaccini Meadows (b. 1986) is an artist, illustrator and print designer from England, but now she calls Brooklyn, New York her home. Through her art, she reminds us of the importance of protecting nature. Sara has written and illustrated several books for children and adults.