antarctica

Billionaire museum owner Palmer Lloyd's expedition to Chile to steal the largest meteorite ever found turns dangerous when the origin and nature of the meteorite come into question.

Compares the origins, exploration, wildlife, plant life, scenery, and ecology of the North and South Poles.

Brief text and illustrations describe the continent of Antarctica including the climate, the landforms, and the people.

This book follows the stories of Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott, as they race across Antarctica toward the South Pole.

Describes the events 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 to reach inhabited land.

Presents an introduction to Antarctica, in simple text with illustrations, providing information on its climate, geography, plant life, animal life, and people.

Describes the history and experiences of the men and women of the British Royal Marine Commado units which are stationed for weeks at a time in the frigid climate at the North Pole.

This book provides an introduction to the weather, geography, ecology, and history of Antarctica.

Examines the geography, wildlife, resources, conservation, and potential development of the roughly circular continent that surrounds the South Pole.

An annotated version of Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" that includes an introduction, brief biography of Coleridge, explanatory notes, and summaries of the major critical attitudes toward the poem.