antarctica

Describes the plants and animals that live in the harsh environment of Antarctica, including algae, liverworts, threadworms, wingless flies, and penguins.

Examines the geography and climate of Antactica.

Documents the scientific explorations of Antarctica, examining its unique climate, natural environment, and native life forms, and discusses how these studies can affect research in climate change, microbiology, and life on other planets.

Discusses the whales, seals, and birds which live in the region of the South Pole.

It takes a special person to work in the extreme environment of Antarctica, but many scientists, engineers, doctors, and technicians do. Readers will learn the many kinds of jobs involved in running a polar research center as well as what Antarctic workers do in their free time.

Presents the animals Robert Scott saw during his two years of study and exploration of Antarctica in the early 1900s, including penguins, whales, birds, and small, previously undiscovered sea creatures, derived from writings and sketches he left behind.

Provides an account of the voyage undertaken by polar explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew aboard the "Endurance" in 1914-15, telling how the men survived after their ship became locked inside an island of ice and drifted for ten months before being crushed.

Emperor Penguins from Antarctica each express their true love with a special heartsong of their own that expresses their very being. However, the misfit Mumble cannot sing. Instead he has an extraordinary talent to tap dance with almost magical energy and expression. Nevertheless, the leadership of the colony fearfully blames the young penguin's unorthodox ways for the lean fishing that threatens them all. Defiant in the face of unjust rejection, Mumble and his true friends set out to find the true cause of the famine. Through the friends trials and perils, Mumble learns many things about his frozen world, not the least of which being that his toe tapping talent may be what he needs to save his people.

College students Ajay Singh and Rachel Liu join professors Harriet Adams and Ralph Atkinson at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station where they learn about ice caps, their importance to the world's climate, the dangers of global warming, and what people can do to help save the planet. Presented in graphic novel form.