Books with title Toward Antarctica

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. Readers journey on an exciting adventure through diverse world cultures, fascinating features, and breathtaking landmarks in the Continents series. Each title offers readers an intimate glimpse into each continent’s land, natural resources, historical information, and economics. An interactive quiz encourages young people to think about what they have learned. From well-known landmarks to cultural traditions, each title incorporates special features with fun facts and vibrant visuals. Each AV2 media enhanced book is a unique combination of a printed book and exciting online content that brings the book to life. Readers will access embedded weblinks, audio and video clips, activities, and other features, such as matching word activities, slide shows, and quizzes.

Rich in resources, yet buried at points beneath miles of ice, it is a vast expanse of land at the bottom of the world claimed by many countries. It is Antarctica. Now, with this one volume, your students can compare and contrast its peoples, customs, regions and political divisions. Topics and activities explored include: Locating Antarctica (it's place on the globe), Name the Hemisphere, Water and Landforms, Antarctica (black & white topographic map), Water Forms of Antarctica, Antarctica Cross Section, Geographic Regions, Ice, Ice and More Ice, Glaciers and Icebergs, The Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctic Plants and Animals, Plants in Antarctica, Animals in Antarctica, Penguins, Antarctic Penguins (chart of species), Krill and the Food Web, Antarctic Food Web, Amazing Antarctic Animals, Animal Report Note Taker, the Exploration, Exploring Antarctica (pages for a student-made book), a Time Line of Exploration, a Race to the South Pole, The People of Antarctica, Science Research Stations, Research Station Note Taker, Using a Compass Rose, How Far Is It?, Life at a Research Station, Scientists at Work, Who Owns Antarctica?, The Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Arctic, Arctic Plants and Animals, People of the Arctic, Compare the Poles, Celebrating Learning, and more. Plus, a full-color fold-out topographic map of Antarctica and the oceans surrounding it. It's just one of seven titles in our all-new series on world geography based on the five themes of geography -- Location -- Position on the Earth's surface, Place -- Physical and Human Characteristics, Relationships within Places -- Humans and the Environment, Movement -- Human Interactions on the Earth, and Regions -- How They Form and Change.

Antarctica Our last wilderness. But for how long A topical future history thriller from the worldwide bestselling author of the Mars series.Like the land it protects, the Antarctic Treaty is dissolving. The worlds last unstripped asset, Antarctica is in danger of becoming a free-for-all oil reconnaissance teams intent on mass extraction, adventure travellers trailing waste across the tundra, and multi-national interests covertly vying for influence. But a new radical environmentalist group is determined to show humanity that Antarctica cannot be plundered like the rest of the world. Whatever it takesAntarctica: an eco-thriller, a romance, and a passionate study of a desolate continent. Against a majestic backdrop, multi-award-winning author Kim Stanley Robinson paints his latest big picture by focusing on the personal triumphs and tragedies of the innocents, the activists, and the ruthless exploiters who are fighting their version of the future for Earths last great wilderness.

A harsh and icy land isolated at the far southern reaches of the globe, Antarctica is the most recently discovered of the continents.A True Book: The Seven Continents series dives into the many components that make each continent distinctive and exceptional. Readers will get to know each continents' geography, history, wildlife and future outlook. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.Readers will meet the unique plants and animals that call this frozen continent home, explore its unique history, examine the environmental concerns it embodies, and much more.