Where Is Antarctica?
Paperback – Illustrated, January 22, 2019
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · January 22, 2019
Explore Antarctica--the coldest, driest, and windiest continent on Earth--in this adventure-filled title in the Who HQ series.
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- Who it’s for
- A clear-eyed look at Antarctica brings its extremes, wildlife, and global importance into focus.
- Themes
- Antarctic geography, Polar exploration history, Wildlife and environmental dangers
- Genres
- Polar Regions, Exploration & Discovery, Geography for Kids
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Explore Antarctica--the coldest, driest, and windiest continent on Earth--in this adventure-filled title in the Who HQ series. Antarctica, the earth's southernmost continent, was virtually untouched by humans until the nineteenth century. Many famous explorers journeyed (and often died) there in the hope of discovering a land that always seemed out of reach.
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This book introduces readers to this desert--yes, desert!--continent that holds about 90 percent of the world's ice; showcases some of the 200 species that call Antarctica home, including the emperor penguin; and discusses environmental dangers to the continent, underscoring how what happens to Antarctica affects the entire world.
Ice at the Edge
A clear-eyed look at Antarctica brings its extremes, wildlife, and global importance into focus.
Come here for
- The strange appeal of a desert continent holding most of Earth’s ice
- A glimpse of explorers who ventured into a place once out of reach
Expect
- Accessible geography, history, and wildlife in one brisk introduction
- Environmental stakes that reach far beyond the ice
Where it sits
| Polar Regions | 98% |
|---|---|
| Exploration & Discovery | 46% |
| Geography for Kids | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Marine Life
- Polar Regions
- Geography for Kids
- Authors
- Sarah Fabiny
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- January 22, 2019
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Antarctic geography · Polar exploration history · Wildlife and environmental dangers
- Reading lane
- Marine Life