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02313aam a2200385 i 4500 001 A393C22EF83C11EC97B2B25526ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220630011908 008 201006t20222022mnua j b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2020044845 020 $a 1541560957 020 $a 9781541560956 035 $a (OCoLC)1200833564 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d GK5 $d DLC $d RB0 $d SXP $d OCLCO $d ILC $d NYP $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a t------ 050 00 $a G863 $b .H46 2022 082 00 $a 919.89 $2 23 100 1 $a Henry, Leilani Raashida, $e author. 245 14 $a The call of Antarctica : $b exploring and protecting earth's coldest continent / $c Leilani Raashida Henry. 264 1 $a Minneapolis, MN : $b Twenty-First Century Books, $c [2022] 300 $a 128 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction: Into the ice -- Unknown southern land -- Byrd and the Bear -- At the bottom of the world -- Secrets of the ice -- Flora and fauna -- Human made trouble -- Working and living in Antarctica. 520 $a Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, driest, and most remote part of the world. No one owns it; only peaceful and scientific endeavours are permitted. Henry delves into the geography, biodiversity, and exploratory history of the world's coldest continent through the diary entries of George W. Gibbs Jr., the first Black person to set foot on Antarctica-- and her father. Henry shares the importance of protecting and understand the landscape and ecosystem as climate change advances, and protecting the continent from mining and drilling. -- adapted from jacket 521 $a Ages 13-18 $b Twenty-First Century Books. 521 $a Grades 10-12 $b Twenty-First Century Books. 650 0 $a Antarctica $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Antarctica $x Discovery and exploration $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Biodiversity $z Antarctica $v Juvenile literature. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Henry, Leilani Raashida, $t The call of Antarctica $d Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books , 2021. $z 9781728401607 $w (DLC) 2020044846 941 $a 2 952 $l XSPE157 $d 20230801011054.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20220630013430.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A393C22EF83C11EC97B2B25526ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search