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Author:

Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-

Title:

Antarctica : journeys to the South Pole / Walter Dean Myers.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Scholastic Press,

Copyright Date:

2004

Description:

104 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Subject:

Antarctica--Juvenile literature.
Juvenile materials.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Into the unknown: James Cook crosses the antarctic Circle -- Hard work in the frigid cold -- Race begins: James Clark Ross's South Pole expedition -- Tyrant: Charles Wilkes and the first American scientific expedition to Antarctica -- Exploration in the moder age -- Discover expedition -- Ernest Shackleton and the Nimrod expedition.

Summary:

Walter Dean Myers presents a thrilling record of Antarctica and the expedition parties that have uncovered the frozen continent throughout history. Walter Dean Myers brings the dramatic race to the South Pole to life in Antarctica, tracking the explorers of the South Pole - including James Cook, Ernest Shackleton, and Richard Evelyn Bird - and the dangers they encountered there, as well as their contributions to science. The heroism and adventure - and sometimes the ultimate failure - of the expeditions are depicted in Myers's powerful prose, and through the photos, maps, and illustrations that complement the text.

ISBN:

9780439220019 (hardcover)
0439220017 (hardcover)

LCCN:

2004002501

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