antarctica

A collection of black-and-white, illustrated photographs and stories examining the various expeditions to Antarctica, including those led by James Cook in 1773, Roald Amundsen in 1911, and Admiral Byrd's successful undertaking to the South Pole after World War Two.

Recounts Dr. Jerri Nielsen's struggle to survive cancer while in Antarctica.

Describes the life and career of the Australian explorer, Sir Doulgas Mawson, focusing on his 1912 scientific expedition to Antarctica.

Letters and journal entries from a visit to Antarctica, the windiest, coldest, most forbidding region on earth.

An account of the disastrous 1914 expedition to Antarctica and how its members managed to survive.

Traces the adventurous life of the South Pole explorer whose ship, the Endurance, was frozen in ice and crushed, leaving the captain and crew to fight for survival.

In the year 2083, five fourteen-year-olds who were deprived by chance of the opportunity to continue their educations reenact Scott's 1910-1913 expedition to the South Pole as contestants on a reality television show, secretly aided by a Department of Entertainment employee.

The author describes her experiences visiting Antarctica and shares information on how to get there, what to bring, what to wear, what to eat, how to build a snow shelter, how to avoid crevasses, how to study Antarctic seals, and other survival strategies.

Illustrations and simple text teach young readers about Ernest Shackleton's expedition to Antarctica in 1912.

Traces the Norwegian explorer's life and adventures through the Northwest Passage to the South Pole.