Especially aimed at children aged 8 to 12, this provides fascinating detail on Antarctica. It includes information on: the geological history, the physical environment, the Southern Ocean, earliest explorers, whalers and sealers, explorers, the race for the Pole, science, tourism, the relationships between New Zealand and Antarctica and Australia and Antarctica. Heavily illustrated and colourful and lively, this guide is easy to read and also very informative.
