Antarctica
Title:
Antarctica
Personal Author EPSB:
Summary:
Describes the continent of Antarctica, its geographical features, visitors, and animals.
Year Published:
2009
Series:
Physical Description:
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Contents:
Extreme continent: Why don't you need an umbrella in Antarctica? -- Ice desert: Can a desert be as cold as ice? -- Life in the cold zone: Why don't fish in the Antarctica freeze solid? -- Mysterious land: Who expected Antarctica to be warm and fertile? -- Big truth -- Fire and ice: What happens when hot steam freezes? -- Great race: Which team would you bet on? -- Modern explorers" Who was the first woman to ski alone to the South Pole? -- True statistics -- Resources -- Important words -- Index -- About the author.
Reading Grade level:
Level L
Grade Interest level:
Grades 2-4
Subject:
Geographic Term:
ISBN:
9780531168646
9780531218266
9780545450799
Publisher:
New York : Children's Press, ©2009.
