Books with title Mapping Antarctica

Antarctica is a special place full of unique wildlife-from penguins and gulls to larger animals like seals and whales.It is also an important and delicate ecology that needs to be looked after. This book explores all of these aspects and includes.colourful photographs and illustrations.text full of interesting and fun information.activities to test your knowledge.a glossary to explain new words.an index that includes both common andscientific names.a list of websites where you can find out more.Young Reed is a full-colour large-format series of Natural History books for children.

Walter Dean Myers brings the dramatic race to the South Pole to lie in ANTARCTICA, tracking the explorers of the South Pole and the dangers they encountered there, as well as their contributions to modern science. He describes the extreme climate conditions in Antarctica, the wildlife, the whaling and merchant sailing industries that took root there, and the various exploration parties, including James Cook, Richard Byrd, and Ernest Shackleton. Myers depicts the heroism and adventure of the expeditions using photos, maps, and illustrations to complement the text.

Far, far south, in the strange and beautiful land of Antarctica, it is dark both day and night all winter long. When at last spring comes, the penguins and seals raise their young. But, one year, loud, unfamiliar sounds announce the arrival of a new presence—one the animals hope can share this fragile world with them in peace. Antarctica is a 1990 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year.