antarctica

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antarctica

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.

March of the penguins

2006
When summer nears its end in Antarctica, emperor penguins bound out of the water and gather together to begin a long march. They march to their nesting ground 100 miles away. When they arrive, each penguin chooses a mate and starts a family.

Antarctica

2013
Antarctica is much more than ice and snow, howling winds, and freezing temperatures. The thick ice sheets of the fifth largest continent could tell stories of the brave people who risked their lives to explore this last vast wilderness on Earth.

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