antarctica

An overview of the history, geography, climate, and wildlife of Antarctica.

The author tells the story of her experiences living and working in Antarctica. Includes letters and photographs to her godson.

Presents the true story of a little rabbit belonging to crew member Tom Crean on his 1910 voyage to Antarctica.

Details the history, geography, geology, and ecology of Antarctica and traces mankind's attempts to explore, chart, and study this region. Outlines current issues of land, law, and treaties and features full-color photographs throughout.

After twelve-year-old Victoria wins a science contest that enables her to travel to Antarctica, she circumvents her disreputable sponsor and realizes her dream of visiting a South Pole telescope which allows astronomers to see back in time.

Examines the life and work of British explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, focusing on his repeated attempts to reach the South Pole in the early twentieth century.

A true story of the American Women's Trans-Antarctic Expedition, known as AWE, in 1993.

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.

Explores the impact various global issues, including global warming, urbanization, overfishing, and the growing numbers of migrants, have had on Antarctica.

The adventure continues as Jack Winslow's secret expedition to the South Pole turns desperate in 1910, with mutiny and the "Mystery" stuck in the frozen Atlantic threatening the lives of his sons.