Antarctica is much more than ice and snow, howling winds, and freezing temperatures. The thick ice sheets of the fifth largest continent could tell stories of the brave people who risked their lives to explore this last vast wilderness on Earth.
Color photos and Web site addresses fill this overview of Antarctica, which describes the continent's land, climate, geological history, animals, first explorers, and modern human activity. Also includes a glossary.
Describes how humans, plants, and animals survive at the North and South Poles, the effect of human industrial activity on the polar landscapes, and how changes in the world's weather patterns affect the Poles.
While on a mission to save the world from global warming, Maximum Ride and the other members of the Flock--a band of genetically modified children who can fly--are pursued by their creator, who wants to auction them off.
A fictionalized account of the adventures of eighteen-year-old Perce Blackborow, who stowed away for the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition and, after their ship Endurance was crushed by ice, endured many hardships, including the loss of his toes to frostbite, during the nearly two-year return journey across sea and ice.
Presents an introduction to Antarctica, providing information on its geography, plant and animal life, history of human exploration and scientific research, and more. Includes illustrations.
