| Description |
104 pages : map, photograph ; 24 cm. x 28 cm |
| Summary |
An exploration of the history, geology, climate, and wildlife of Antarctica that reveals mysterious aspects of the continent. |
| Contents |
Prologue : mysterious and majestic -- Gaining a foothold on Antarctica -- Taming the frozen frontier -- Fashion first, happy camper school next -- Who works in Antarctica? -- Ice, ice, and more ice -- A flake at a time -- The ice just kept spreading -- Sizing up the ice sheets -- Ice on the move -- Floating ice -- Beneath the ice -- Water in the dry valleys? -- Dive! -- A robot joins the team -- The bot goes exploring -- Still waters run deep -- Once upon a time -- Powerful plates -- Fossils -- Freeze-dried surprises -- The core of the matter -- Cores of a different sort -- Using the past to look toward the future -- Sifting through the gaseous clues -- Antarctica and earth's oceans. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.6 5.0 138513. |
| Subject |
Antarctica -- Juvenile literature.
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Antarctica.
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| ISBN |
9781580136075 |
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1580136079 |
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