antarctica

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antarctica

Antarctica

1995
Discusses Antarctica including the animals that live there, the scientists who work there, and the problems with its environment.

Antarctica

the blue continent
2003
Photographs and text celebrate the beauty and majesty of Antarctica, highlighting the region's wildlife, landscape, and geography.

Frozen oceans

the floating world of pack ice
2004
Examines the abundance of life that is on, in, and under the pack ice of the Arctic and Antarctic regions of the earth and describes scientific findings as to how it forms and grows.

Mrs. Chippy's last expedition

the remarkable journal of Shackleton's polar-bound cat
1999
A fictional account of Sir Ernest Shackleton's treacherous voyage to Antarctica--in which he and his crew became trapped in ice--told by Mrs. Chippy, a cat on the ship.

Antarctic melting

the disappearing Antarctic ice cap
2007
Examines the evidence concerning the reduction of ice on the Antarctic continent and the major effects on coastal cities due to rising sea levels.

The search for Antarctic dinosaurs

2008
Tells the story of Dr. William Hammer and his crew, who, in 1991, discovered dinosaur bones in Antarctica.

The South Pole

2013
Presents an introduction to different explorers and expeditions of the South Pole.

Life in the polar lands

1993
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.

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