Title Antarctic expedition / by Katy Lennon ; illustrator, David Buisan.

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New York, New York : DK/Penguin Random House, [2015]

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Cheshire Public Library - Children's Department	J 919.89 DK ADVENTURES	Check Shelf
South Windsor Public Library - Children's Department	J919.89 L54A	Check Shelf
Windsor Locks Public Library - Children's Department	J 919.89 LEN	Check Shelf

Edition	First American edition.
Description	127 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 21 cm.
Series	DK adventures
	DK adventures.
Note	Includes index.
Summary	"Discover what it takes to be a scientist on an expedition to Antarctica to drill ice cores for research. Experience the harsh conditions of this polar landscape, learn how to survive, and find out about the intrepid explorers from the past who set out to reach the South Pole"--Page 4 of cover.
Contents	Location -- Meet the team -- Antarctic weather -- The snow sports catalogue -- Ground-to-air signals -- What type of polar explorer are you? -- Base of operations -- Ice-core drilling -- Glaciers and icebergs -- How to build an igloo -- Antarctic ailments -- Famous Antarctic explorers -- Antarctic apparel -- Mawson's diary -- Race to the Pole! Amundsen vs. Scott -- The Midnight Sun -- Ghosts of the Antarctica -- Penguin prisoner lineup -- Poles apart : Finding the South Pole -- Navigation game -- Make your own compass -- Antarctic quiz.
Subject	Antarctica -- Juvenile literature.
	Research teams -- Antarctica -- Juvenile literature.
	Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature.
	Antarctica.
	Research teams -- Antarctica.
	Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration.
	Discoveries in geography. (OCoLC)fst00894950
	Research teams. (OCoLC)fst01095373
	Antarctica. (OCoLC)fst01239992
	Antarctica.
	Research teams -- Antarctica.
	Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration.
Genre/Form	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Author	Buisan, David, illustrator.
ISBN	9781465438621 (hbk.)
	1465438629 (hbk.)
	9781465439017 (paperback)
	1465439013 (paperback)

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