antarctica

Presents the survival story of Ernest Shackleton, an Antarctic explorer whose ship was trapped in ice for more than five hundred days in extreme conditions before being rescued.

Examines Robert Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition, during which his team faced storms at sea, ice pack, blizzards, extreme temperatures, and hunger only to be beaten to the South Pole by a team of Norwegians.

Explore arctic environments, polar landscapes, animals, and people in and around the North and South Poles.

"On Christmas Eve 2013, off the coast of East Antarctica, an abrupt weather change trapped the Shokalskiy--the ship carrying earth scientist Chris Turney and seventy-one others involved in the Australasian Antarctic Expedition--in a densely packed armada of sea ice, 1400 miles from civilization. With the ship's hull breached and steerage lost, the wind threatened to drive the vessel into the frozen continent, smashing it to pieces. If nearby floating icebergs picked up speed, they could cause a devastating collision, leaving little time to abandon ship and potentially creating an environmental disaster. The forecast offered no relief--a blizzard was headed their way. As Turney chronicles his modern-day ordeal, he revisits famed polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's harrowing Antarctic expedition almost a century prior."--Dust jacket.

Provides an account of the voyage undertaken by polar explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew aboard the Endurance in 1914-15, telling how the men survived after their ship became locked inside an island of ice and drifted for ten months before being crushed.

Scientists in Antarctica search for a Weddell seal named Patches to see if she's had a pup this summer season.

Follows the British adventurer Robert Swan and two other explorers on an exciting and dangerous 900-mile trek to the South Pole, following in the footsteps of Swan's chidhood hero, Robert Falcon Scott, who made the journey exactly seventy-four years earlier.

A look at the geography, geology, climate, and ecology of Antarctica.

The lure of discovery and adventure has long attracted hardy souls to the North hand South Poles. For more than a century, using dogsleds, animal skins, and wooden ships, explorers tried to reach the top and bottom of the Earth. Their sometimes-deadly treks become international legends. With today's modern methods, exploration of these vast regions continues. Inside, meet the brave people who first heard the call of the ice, as well as the modern experts who strive to add to these early discoveries.

"The South Pole is cold, but there's more to it than that!This book presents the cartography and earth science of thispolar region to young readers in an engaging yet informativeway. Several spreads are dedicated to the . . . history of the brave explorers of this icy landscape, a part of history that is sure to impress all elementary readers! The colorful, easily understood maps and vivid photographs of the South Pole will expand readers grasp on the concepts of poles, continents, climate, Earth's rotation, and so much more!"--Amazon.com.