Antarctica : the melting continent
Young, Karen Romano2022
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Antarctica - vast, cold and mysterious. This frozen continent is full of incredible stories. Here you can discover incredible wildlife, awe-inspiring landscapes and adventurous scientists and explorers. Join author Karen Romano Young on a trip across Antarctica learning about how this special place is changing, and what it means for our planet. Hang out with some of the coolest creatures on Earth above and below the ice as you meet emperor penguins, killer whales and elephant seals. Suit up for the cold and explore some of the harshest landscapes, following in the footsteps of brave explorers. And learn about how scientists survive here today and what they do all day - from studying climate change to investigating ice cores almost a million years old to learn about the history - and future - of our planet.
Main title:
Antarctica : the melting continent / by Karen Romano Young ; illustrated by Angela Hsieh.
Author:
Imprint:
Maidstone, Kent : What on Earth Books, 2022.Maidstone, Kent : What on Earth Books, 2022.
Collation:
64 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 29 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9781913750527 (hbk)
Dewey class:
998.9
Language:
English
Subject:
Young, Karen Romano -- Travel -- Antarctica -- Juvenile literatureAntarctica -- Environmental conditions -- Juvenile literatureAntarctica -- Research -- Juvenile literatureEcology -- Antarctica -- Juvenile literatureNon-Fiction 9+History and WarfareChildren's / Teenage: general interestChildren's / Teenage general interest: People & placesChildren's / Teenage general interest: Wildlife & habitatsChildren's / Teenage social issues: Environment & green issues
BRN:
2632123