Books like The den of forever frost by Kathryn Lasky

Journeying through Nepal’s Dolpo highlands, Peter Matthiessen and biologist George Schaller track the elusive snow leopard while exploring Buddhist spirituality and Himalayan wilderness.

Barry Holstun Lopez: “Arctic Dreams; Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape” ( 1986) This is an account of the author's exploration of the Western Arctic region, between Bering Strait and Davis Strait. It is an account both of the natural history of the Arctic, and equally of how the Arctic grips the human spirit and imagination. The chapters are rich in their descriptions of the Arctic –of the physical land itself, the native peoples that the author met, the Arctic animals and plants, both terrestrial and aquatic, the ice and the Arctic light that make the region so distinctly different from the temperate and tropical parts of Earth. But Lopez also gives us a sense of how the Arctic fascinates the mind and spirit – through his own personal experiences and through the history of the Arctic - both of the native peoples and the discovery expeditions.

Bruce, a cranky bear who loves cooked eggs, must pretend to be a mother when a batch of gangrene-hatching eggs surprises him with goslings who think he’s their mom. A humorous tale of accidental caregiving and poultry mishaps.

Eighteen‑year‑old Cassie discovers that her grandmother’s fairy tale is real when a Polar Bear King seeks her as bride, forcing her to choose between a fantastical marriage and continuing her father’s scientific research.

A little bear spends a day eating, splashing in puddles, and listening to a bedtime story in this rhyming look at some of the different things love can mean.

Seventeen‑year‑old Smitha is cursed after rejecting a stranger’s marriage proposal, and frost spreads whenever she touches anything. Banished and hunted, she finds an uneasy companionship with Death, yet her longing for life may yet thaw her heart.

Vasilisa, a Russian village girl, defends her family’s ancient rituals and the protective spirits of her homeland when her stepmother threatens their way of life.

In this charming board book, Little Bear discovers that when he is too big for his own boat, a new friend can make a seat for him, teaching young readers about sharing, size, and friendship.