Antarctica : journeys to the South Pole / Walter Dean Myers

By:

Myers, Walter Dean, 1937-2014

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Scholastic Press, 2004.Description: 134 pages : illustrations ; 27 cmISBN:

0439220017 (hardcover)
9780439220033

DDC classification:

919.8/904 22

LOC classification:

G863 .M94 2004

Contents:

Summary: Walter Dean Myers presents a thrilling record of Antarctica and the expedition parties that have uncovered the frozen continent throughout history. Walter Dean Myers brings the dramatic race to the South Pole to life in Antarctica, tracking the explorers of the South Pole - including James Cook, Ernest Shackleton, and Richard Evelyn Bird - and the dangers they encountered there, as well as their contributions to science. The heroism and adventure - and sometimes the ultimate failure - of the expeditions are depicted in Myers's powerful prose, and through the photos, maps, and illustrations that complement the text.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Footprints International School Library Network Toul Kork Campus	Non-Fiction	MYE 919.8 G863.M94 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	FISSE00943

Walter Dean Myers presents a thrilling record of Antarctica and the expedition parties that have uncovered the frozen continent throughout history. Walter Dean Myers brings the dramatic race to the South Pole to life in Antarctica, tracking the explorers of the South Pole - including James Cook, Ernest Shackleton, and Richard Evelyn Bird - and the dangers they encountered there, as well as their contributions to science. The heroism and adventure - and sometimes the ultimate failure - of the expeditions are depicted in Myers's powerful prose, and through the photos, maps, and illustrations that complement the text.

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