Dimensions
226 x 284 x 2mm
Winner of The 2004 Wilderness Society Environment Award for Children s Literature and a Notable book in the 2004 CBC Awards, this comprehensive and highly illustrated book is an invaluable resource for primary school children learning about this magnificent continent.
Antarctica is the highest, driest, windiest, coldest, cleanest, most isolated and most peaceful continent on Earth. It is a continent of wilderness, a place of enormous size and energy, of constant change and of great and rare beauty. To enter into Antarctica is to enter into a powerhouse, into the very heart of our Earth.
Children can undertake their own journey to Antarctica with this comprehensive and highly illustrated guide. Learn about Antarctica's unique geography, its captivating animal and plant life, its history of human exploration and scientific research. Discover what it's like to live in an Antarctic station and how to survive on the ice. Read interviews with people who have worked in Antarctica as chefs, electricians, ice pilots, scientists and more.
