antarctica

Provides an account of the expedition mounted by Irish explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton to be the first to cross the entire continent of Antarctica in 1914.

Interviews many women pioneers who are exploring the Antarctic.

An alphabetical encyclopedia of Antarctica, including entries on history, weather, geology, wildlife, scientific research and tourism.

Robert Scott, captain of the "Terra Nova", and Tom Crean, a sailor, travel across Antarctica with many animals on board their ship, but when Tom finds a rabbit, he tries to find it a safe nest to have her babies. Based on actual events.

Documents the scientific explorations of Antarctica, examining its unique climate, natural environment, and native life forms, and discusses how these studies can affect research in climate change, microbiology, and life on other planets.

Recounts the experiences of the twenty-one man expedition whose mission was to find out as much as possible about the geography of Antarctica.

An account -- from the point of view of a pony -- of what it was like to be part of Captain Robert Scott's 1910 expedition to reach the South Pole before rival Roald Amundsen.

An account of the support group that was dispatched to assist Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 crossing of the Antarctic describes how the Ross Sea ship was lost in a gale, stranding ten men without supplies or a hope of resuce.

Sara Wheeler chronicles the experiences she had during the seven months she spent traveling in Antarctica and discusses how her experiences relate to those of the other explorers who traveled there.