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82) The split
Author
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"No matter how far you run, some secrets will always catch up with you... The remote Antarctic island of South Georgia is about to send off its last boat of the summer - which signifies safety to resident glaciologist Felicity Lloyd. Felicity lives in fear - fear that her ex-husband Freddie will find her, even out here. She took a job on this isolated island to hide from him, but now that he's out of prison, having served a term for murder, she knows...
83) Exploration of antarctic subglacial aquatic environments: environmental and scientific stewardship
Author
Publisher
National Academies Press
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A renowned marine biologist presents this extraordinary firsthand account of the discovery of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance--a century to the day after Shackleton's death--that captures the intrepid spirit that joins two mariners across the centuries, both of whom accomplished the impossible.
November 21, 1915: After sailing more than ten thousand miles from Norway to the Weddell Sea, the Endurance finally succumbed to the surrounding ice. Shackleton...
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"The fossil history of plant life in Antarctica is central to our understanding of the evolution of vegetation through geological time and also plays a key role in reconstructing past configurations of the continents and associated climatic conditions. This book provides the only detailed overview of the development of Antarctic vegetation from the Devonian period to the present day, presenting Earth scientists with valuable insights into the break...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Describes the epic journey undertaken by Douglas Mawson, who suffered starvation, the loss of his team, and a crippling foot injury as he resorted to crawling back to base camp during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1913.
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
760L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Unable to control her tendency to burst into flame, twelve-year-old Ember, a dragon transformed into a girl by her foster father, is sent to Antarctica where she tries to save ice dragons from extinction.
95) Frozen planet II
Publisher
BBC Earth
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Life in the extreme. In a fragile world of beauty and hostility, nature finds a way to survive and thrive. Sir David Attenborough explores a planet on the brink of major change.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bernadette Fox, a loving mom, becomes compelled to reconnect with her creative passions after years of sacrificing herself for her family. Bernadette's leap of faith takes her on an epic adventure that jump-starts her life and leads to her triumphant rediscovery.
99) Shackleton
Language
English
Description
Ernest Shackleton put out an ad requesting: Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages. Bitter cold. Long months of complete darkness. Constant danger. Safe return doubtful. Honor and recognition in case of success. The 27 men who joined his expedition found that Shackleton was true to his word. This is the true story of their extraordinary ordeal, and the death-defying, 800-mile journey in an open boat across the world₂s worst seas that made...
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