antarctica

Recounts the story of Shackleton's dangerous exploration of Antarctica under harsh conditions.

Temperatures rarely rise above freezing on this icy, windy continent. Because of its harsh climate, only the toughest can survive. Penguins, whales, and seals dive into the chilly water and feast on fish. Brave the cold and learn more about the extreme continent of Antarctica in this engaging children s title.

A humorous look at the polar expedition of Ernest Shackleton.

Chronicles English explorer Robert Scott's fateful race to the South Pole against Norwegian Roald Amundsen, describing his determination to win with honor and his struggle to survive.

An illustrated account of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, their ship, Endurance, was finally crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men to make a very long and perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabitable land.

Captain Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the "Oregon," while searching for a crashed satellite in the Argentine jungle, make a shocking discovery that leads to further revelations involving a Chinese curse hundreds of years old.

Ice floes breaking apart, frostbite, waves as tall as the tower of London: Ernest Shackleton and his men faced these dangers and more on their Antarctic expedition.

Re-creates the voice of Apsley "Cherry" Cherry-Garrard to provide an account of his adventures as the youngest member of Robert Scott's expedition to Antarctica in the early twentieth century, during which he and Edward Wilson try to learn the evolutionary history of emperor penguins.

Through case studies and interviews, you'll discover what it means to be a polar scientist, studying the ice for answers to some of history's biggest questions.