Journey to the Arctic [Idioma Inglés] - Hardcover

Inspired by MacGillivray Freeman's IMAX(R) Film To The Arctic

* Features 75 full-color charismatic photos of polar bear families, caribou, seals, and more
* A fun and engaging way to introduce Arctic animals to kids
* Visit www.welcometothearctic.org to learn more

Journey to the Arctic is the stunning official small gift book companion to MacGillivray Freeman's IMAX(R) film To The Arctic (2012). With an emphasis on wild baby animals and their families, this collection of photographs features unforgettable animal photographs taken during award-winning nature photographer Florian Schulz's years of travel in the Arctic, from northern Alaska to Greenland and Svalbard, Norway. Join Schulz and his wife, Emil, who traveled with him during his Arctic explorations, as they share their intimate firsthand stories of what it is like to travel beside a mother polar bear and her two cubs, as well as other magical wildlife such as caribou, musk ox, snowy owl, and seal families.

FLORIAN SCHULZ is a professional wildlife and landscape photographer from Germany whose striking images have garnered international recognition. His photographs have won awards in the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition, the Nature's Best International Photography Awards, the Banff International Mountain Photography Competition, and the European Nature Photographer of the Year competition. He is the 2008 recipient of the North American Nature Photography Association's Vision Award. Sponsored by the Blue Earth Alliance, his book Freedom to Roama"[ Yellowstone to Yukon (Braided River, 2005) received an Independent Publisher Award as one of the "Top Ten Outstanding Books of the Year," singled out as "Most Likely to Save the Planet."

Schulz spends eight to ten months every year in the field, focusing on long-term conservation photography projects. As the youngest founding member of the International League of Conservation Photographers, he uses his photography to instill in viewers a greater interest in both the natural and cultural diversity of the planet. For more information on Schulz and his photography, visit www.visionsofthewild.com. To check out his blog, visit http: //www.visionsofthewild.com/blog/.

Passionate about composition, lighting and drama to create stunning images, getting the prefect photo is not all that counts. Florian hopes to instill in viewers a greater interest in both the natural and cultural diversity of the planet.