The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Jack and Annie arrive on the one continent they haven’t visited before: Antarctica! What can they hope to learn about happiness in such a barren place? Only the penguins know for sure…Jack and Annie are about to find out! Formerly numbered as Magic Tree House…
With a courageous young hero, exotic settings, non-stop action and short chapters this series will engage reluctant readers. After an emergency landing in Antarctica, Sam Fox and his younger brother are stranded on a wobbly ice floe. Just when it seems things couldn't get any worse, a massive creature emerges from the deep. A creature with huge jaws, and rows and rows of teeth ... and then ther…
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Ms. Frizzle whisks her students away to Antarctica, where they learn all about the South Pole. When the kids are magically changed into real penguins, they need Ms. Frizzle's help to solve their penguin puzzle.
To keep myself up off the ice, I find my father's feet are nice. I snuggle in his belly fluff, And that's how I stay warm enough. In wild and wacky rhymes, Emperor penguins describe their world--how they hatch, dive, swim, and survive. Antarctic Antics was made in a musical animated short with music by the Mavericks. The American Library Association chose it for the prestigious Andrew Carn…
Recounts the story of Shackleton's dangerous exploration of Antarctica under harsh conditions.
Where is Antarctica? Does anyone live there? Do any plants grow in Antarctica? This book answers these questions and more as it introduces young readers to the continent of Antarctica through age-appropriate maps, engaging photographs, and simple text. Topics covered within the book include where the continent is, climate, geography, animals and plants, natural resources, and famous places.
Walter Dean Myers presents a thrilling record of Antarctica and the expedition parties that uncovered the frozen continent. Walter Dean Myers brings the dramatic race to the South Pole to lie in ANTARCTICA, tracking the explorers of the South Pole and the dangers they encountered there, as well as their contributions to modern science. He describes the extreme climate conditions in Antarctica,…
"Students who are wild about penguins and classrooms doing units on them will find THE EMPEROR'S EGG an action-packed read." - SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL Can you imagine spending the winter outdoors in Antarctica without anything at all to eat? That’s just what the male Emperor penguin does. While his mate is off swimming in the ocean and catching loads of fish, he stands around in the freezin…
Describes the environment in Antarctica and the various kinds of wildlife that live there.
"Exploring the Polar Regions" describes the perils of Arctic and Antarctic travel, and the courage of the explorers who first mapped these frozen wastelands. It tells of the quest for the fabled Northwest and Northeast Passages through icy Arctic seas, of Peary's conquest of the North Pole, Shackleton's epic journey and the race for the South Pole. You will learn why these explorers set out, ha…