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Monday 9 November 2026No. 15The ShelfBack to the front page

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Every book about Svalbard that two catalogues confirm, oldest first: 796 works, checked 8 November 2026.

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Works whose subject or genre headings name books for children or young readers.

Published 1971 to 2025, 13 works

Rebuilt 25 October 2026

  1. Operasjon Arktis, 1971 No period given: a book for young readers, nonfiction.
  2. North of danger, 1978 Covers 1939 to 1945: a book for young readers, fiction.
  3. Espen i isen, 1981 No period given: a book for young readers, nonfiction.
  4. Gullunger, kullunger: en fortelling fra Svalbard, 1995 No period given: a book for young readers, fiction.
  5. Arktis i dag, 1997 No period given: a book for young readers, nonfiction.
  6. Iguana våkner, 1998 No period given: a book for young readers, fiction.
  7. Den store boken om Norge, 2004 No period given: a book for young readers, nonfiction.
  8. Svalbard impressions, 2007 No period given: a book for young readers, nonfiction.
  9. Svalbardrypa, 2009 No period given: a book for young readers, nonfiction.
  10. Monsterøglene på Svalbard, 2012 No period given: a book for young readers, nonfiction.
  11. Dinosaurene på Svalbard, 2017 No period given: a book for young readers, nonfiction.
  12. Svalbardreinen, 2018 No period given: a book for young readers, nonfiction.
  13. Arktiske mysterier: varm is og kalde fakta - forskning på Svalbard, 2025 No period given: a book for young readers, nonfiction.