After non-stop summer months, the polar regions have expanded maximally, abundant food turns even the bears sociable. However the shortening of days soon starts reversing the process as frost expands the ice again. So many seasonal migrations turn too, mainly leaving for warmer regions. A stunning exception are the giant emperor penguins, who arrive to mate, lay and raise their eggs in heroic defiance of the planet s harshest conditions.

Forget school. For these kids, autumn is about fun. Playing football, kicking around the soccer ball, and flying a kite. Halloween costumes and jack-o -lanterns. Eyeing apples fresh off the tree and playing in leaves. It s a celebration of fall from a child s perspective.