antarctica

Describes the basic geography, topography, history, plant and animal life, and climate of Antarctica.

An introduction to deserts, explaining what they are, why they form, the forces that shape them, and how plants and animals survive in desert conditions, and looking at different deserts and desert cities around the world.

Text and illustrations provide an introduction to the polar region habitats.

Investigates the impact of climate change on the ice shelves, glaciers, Adelie penguins, ozone layer, krill and food chains, and people who live in Earth's Antarctic zone, and looks at efforts to combat the problem.

Describes the ecological and climatological impact of human activity in the Antarctic.

Provides a history of the continent and describes Antarctica's inhabitants, plant life, use by scientists, and its future.

Describes the 800-mile sea journey in a 20-foot boat made by Sir Ernest Shackleton and 5 other men in order to seek help for the stranded companions of their Antarctic expedition.

As she tries to stay alive after being left on an iceberg in the Antarctic, sixteen-year-old Vicky recalls the series of events that brought her to the bottom of the world and involved her in a dangerous mystery.

Explores the life and 1913 Antarctic exploration of Douglas Mawson, and his survival against stiff odds alone on the ice of Antarctica.

Draws upon letters and journals of the members of Robert Scott's second expedition to Antarctica to examine the story of how Scott and five other explorers survived stranded in the winter cold of the South Pole.