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Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights<\/a> is a story written by Debbie S. Miller and illustrated by Jon Van Zyle.\u00a0 Miller, a resident of Fairbanks, chronicles the seasonal changes that occur throughout the Alaskan wilderness.\u00a0 The book starts and begins on June 21st, the summer solstice, and provides descriptions of how the animals that live in Alaska survive in the quickly changing environment.\u00a0 With each page the author provides how many hours of daylight Fairbanks receives and the sunrise and sunset times for the 21st of each month.\u00a0 Some of the animals that are included in the book are the bear, wolf, moose, rabbit and sandhill crane.\u00a0 The important role the sun plays in the ecosystem of Alaska is highlighted throughout the book.\u00a0 The aurora borealis are mentioned but there is also another phenomenon that is discussed that may not be as popular as the northern lights. That phenomenon is known as sun dogs, sun dogs are refracted light halos that form in ice crystals of cirrus clouds and are easily seen during the day.\u00a0 This book is easy to read yet provides a wealth of information about the Land of the Midnight Sun.
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\n<\/strong>Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights<\/em> is appropriate for instruction in a number of different lessons and activities. It can be used in the instruction of weather observations, the sun as a source of energy and warm, seasonal changes and how they affect animals, weather phenomena and the motions of the Earth and sun.\u00a0 Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights <\/em>is an excellent book to explain that the length of a day or night is closely related to your location on our planet. (SOL K.9a, 1.6a, 1.7a, 2.7a, 4.6a)<\/p>\n

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