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1) Antarctica
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Basic information about the coldest place on Earth.
Describes the features of Antarctica's extreme landscape, looks at the history of exploration on the continent, and introduces the animal and plant life that call the icy terrain home.
2) Antarctica
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144 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm.
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"This book details the history, culture, and geography of Antarctica"--Provided by publisher.
3) Antarctica
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32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm.
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A very brief introduction to the geography, plants, and animals of Antarctica.
4) Antarctica
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24 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 21 cm.
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Discusses the continent of Antarctica, including its landforms, regions, ice shelves, plant and animal life, and the scientists who perform research there.
6) Antarctica
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Antarctica is one of the coldest and windiest places on Earth. Find out all about the animals and plants that live there, as well as the brave people that have explored the icy continent.
Antarctica is part of Decodables by Jump!, a comprehensive library of decodable leveled readers that follow a sequenced approach to phonics instruction. Young readers will enjoy colorful, photo-packed nonfiction as they follow a prescribed format supported by the...
7) Antarctica
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Temperatures rarely rise above freezing on this icy, windy continent. Because of its harsh climate, only the toughest can survive. Penguins, whales, and seals dive into the chilly water and feast on fish. Brave the cold and learn more about the extreme continent of Antarctica in this engaging children's title.
9) Antarctica
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A harsh and icy land isolated at the far southern reaches of the globe, Antarctica is the most recently discovered of the continents.
Rookie Read-About: Continents series gives the youngest reader (Ages 3-6) an introduction to the components that make each continent distinctive and exceptional. Readers will get to know each continents' geography, history, and wildlife.
10) Antarctica
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A very simple introduction to the geography, topography, flora, and fauna of Antarctica. Additional features to aid comprehension include fact-filled captions, detailed photographs, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author. Kids are naturally curious about the world around them, and our Continents of the World series lets young readers explore all sorts of exotic places! Brilliant color photographs, maps,...
11) Antarctica
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Did you know that Antarctica is considered the world's largest desert? It is the coldest and windiest place on Earth and has no permanent residents. Learn about the people who first explored this continent and the research that is now done there. Includes a glossary, websites, and fast facts.
12) Antarctica
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Introduces the geography, topography, climate, flora, and fauna of the continent of Antarctica. Geography of the World introduces students to the major geographic features of our planet. With original maps and brilliant photographs, each book answers basic questions about how each geographic area developed, what makes it unique, and which plants, animals, and people live there today. Special features include a current-events time line, a detailed...
13) Antarctica
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This book introduces readers to the climate, landforms, plants, animals, and people of Antarctica. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text aid comprehension for early readers. Features include a table of contents, an infographic, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards....
14) Antarctica
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Which continent is the world's windiest? Antarctica! Find out about Antarctica's landforms, people, animals, and much more in this book.
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1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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From Oscar-winning director Luc Jacquet (*March of the Penguins*) comes a stirring portrait of French glaciologist Claude Lorius whose groundbreaking research in Antarctica gave us the first clear evidence of man-made global climate change. Through remarkable archival footage and stunning drone cinematography, this is an epic tale where science and adventure meet, equal parts contemplative memoir and an ardent call to action. Nominated for a...
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104 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23x29 cm
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Introduces Antarctica, presenting the history of its exploration and the current research efforts underway to investigate its geography, climate, and fossils of the past, and monitor the effects of global warming on its glaciers.
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64 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm.
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Presents a short study of the history of Australia, Antarctica, and the Pacific, and describes the various cultures and religions, political divisions and topography, population distribution, natural resources, wildlife, and more.
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