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1) Antarctica
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Simple text and photographs introduce beginning readers to Antarctica.
3) Antarctica
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"A very simple introduction to the geography, topography, flora, and fauna of Antarctica. Additional features to aid comprehension include fact-filled captions, photographs, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author"--Amazon.com.
4) Antarctica
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"A children's introduction to Antarctica." -- from cataloger.
5) Antarctica
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A collection of stories set in different places all over the world describes situations that illuminate uncomfortable relationships.
6) Antarctica
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"Antarctica has no countries and no permanent residents. And though it's covered in ice, it's the world's largest desert! Explore this unique continent's terrain, wildlife, and importance to science. Try an experiment that shows how animals stay warm in Antarctica's freezing temperatures. Then make a batch of sledging biscuits, a staple for Antarctic explorers.
7) Antarctica
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The award-winning author of the Mars trilogy takes readers to the last pure wilderness on Earth in this powerful and majestic novel.
It is a stark and inhospitable place, where the landscape itself poses a challenge to survival, yet its strange, silent beauty has long fascinated scientists and adventurers.
Now Antarctica faces an uncertain future. The international treaty which protects the continent is about to dissolve, clearing the way for Antarctica's...
8) Antarctica
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This book introduces readers to the climate, landforms, plants, animals, and people of Antarctica. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text aid comprehension for early readers. Features include a table of contents, an infographic, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards....
9) Antarctica
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c2009
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48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 21 cm.
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Describes the continent of Antarctica, its geographical features, visitors, and animals.
10) Antarctica
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A harsh and icy land isolated at the far southern reaches of the globe, Antarctica is the most recently discovered of the continents.
Rookie Read-About: Continents series gives the youngest reader (Ages 3-6) an introduction to the components that make each continent distinctive and exceptional. Readers will get to know each continents' geography, history, and wildlife.
11) Antarctica
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Which continent is the world's windiest? Antarctica! Find out about Antarctica's landforms, people, animals, and much more in this book.
12) Antarctica
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Introduces the geography, topography, climate, flora, and fauna of the continent of Antarctica. Geography of the World introduces students to the major geographic features of our planet. With original maps and brilliant photographs, each book answers basic questions about how each geographic area developed, what makes it unique, and which plants, animals, and people live there today. Special features include a current-events time line, a detailed...
13) Antarctica
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About the Book Antarctica is a tale of adventure. The kind of adventure that comes after Paul Wellington and Billy Greene make the tough decision to leave their boring lives behind. A decision that took them down through the Americas, and placing them on the icy continent that surrounds the South Pole. Luck and the right connections got them there, but now it was their job to navigate the uncharted territory that lay ahead. The cold of the open plains,...
14) Antarctica
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Ten extraordinary women. A year-long assignment to Antarctica.
Meteorologist Jo Peterson enjoys her life as a loner hopscotching her way around the world chasing extreme weather events. When her best friend and mission leader, Ty Blackwell, asks her to join a mission to Antarctica, she balks. Staying in one place isn't her thing, but how can she turn down the one person who's stood by her or a golden trip to winter over at the South Pole?
The situation...
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From Oscar-winning director Luc Jacquet (*March of the Penguins*) comes a stirring portrait of French glaciologist Claude Lorius whose groundbreaking research in Antarctica gave us the first clear evidence of man-made global climate change. Through remarkable archival footage and stunning drone cinematography, this is an epic tale where science and adventure meet, equal parts contemplative memoir and an ardent call to action. Nominated for a...
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This profile of Antarctica and its indigenous life traces the history of regional exploration and the science currently being conducted there while explaining how Antarctica reveals key insights into the planet's environmental future. Antarctica is the most alien place on the planet, the only part of the Earth where humans could never survive unaided. Drawing on her broad travels across the continent of Antarctica the author weaves all the significant...
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2016.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Discover what makes Antarctica such a visual wonderland for wildlife photographers. King penguins massed along an iceberg; wandering albatrosses in mid-flight; Mr. Laman reveals the trade secrets of how he manages to snag these and other dynamic shots in the midst of such a white, snowy environment.
