Tundra Biome Poem

    arctic scene cartoon
“I wonder, I wonder,
‘Bout freezing cold Tundra,
What things can humanoids see?
Asked my Greatest-Great-Aunt,
Sue-Sally-Sam-Stant,
Who lived her life living carefree…
She went to find out,
Alone without doubt,
To arctic’s ice frosted cold lands,
igloo cartoon
It was dry, it was cold,
It was freezingly bold,
Wind whipped the warm gloves off her hands!
wind sock cartoon
No towering trees,
No honeycomb bees, 
bee cartoon
Few visions were dark forest green,
Frost on the ground,
Like a fridge, all around,
thermometer cartoon cold
But surprisingly much to be seen..

polar bear cartoon  

 Arctic foxes and hares,
Beside polar bears,
Enjoying the Arctic’s cold, cold,
Living and laughing and splashing around,
These animals all broke the mold!
Owls and terns,
snowy owl cartoon
Some moss, a few ferns,
Some seals will sun in the freeze,
Whales with spouts,
blue whale cartoon
Eat krill without doubts,
In the coldest and darkest of seas…
YES!
Aunt Sue loved the tundra,
She thought it was nice,
Now she lives there all year,
On blocks of thick ice!
ice cube cartoon

What is the tundra?

Tundra is a biome in which the growth of plants and trees is hindered by cold temperatures and short growing seasons.
Vegetation in the tundra is limited to shrubs, grassed, mosses, and lichens.

There are three types of tundra- Arctic, Antarctic, and alpine.
Arctic and Antarctic tundra has permanently frozen soil called permafrost (which is why large trees don’t grow there.) Large animals, such as bear and caribou live in the Arctic, while no large animals are naturally found in the Antarctic tundra (due to its isolation).

Alpine tundra (tundra found above the tree lines of mountains) does not have permafrost, but the high altitudes prevent tree growth.

Mr. R.'s World of Science