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The subzero temperatures and glacial conditions to which the polar regions of the Earth are often subject would make it difficult for many of us to survive there, yet life is present in both the Arctic and Antarctic.

Discusses the adventures of Richard Evelyn Byrd and his dog Igloo as they raced to the North Pole.

An account of Admiral Richard Byrd's stay alone in a small shack during an Antarctic winter.

Color photographs and text provide an introduction to polar life, examining weather conditions, native plants and animals, and Arctic peoples; discussing the danger of exploitation; and including an Inuit tale about the source of light.

Explores the frozen region which is located at the bottom of the earth and which consists of the Antarctic continent, ocean, and sea islands.

Follows marine photographer Bill Curtsinger as he dives under the ice at Antarctica to learn about the plants and animals that thrive in this extreme habitat.

Interesting facts about Antarctica.

An introduction to Antarctica, including the history, geology, archaeology, climate science, and more.

Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, their ship, Endurance, was finally crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men to make a very long and perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land.

Hoping to have an adventure to impress her grandcows, Emmadine Cow joins Admiral Richard E.

Provides facts about Antarctica, highlighting some of the continent's amazing natural features, plants, animals, and people, and including photographs, maps, and a time line.

An exploration of Antarctica, covering climate, discoveries, animals, plants, and more.

Examines the relationship of art, land and history in the Antarctic.

Presents an historical narrative on the British Antarctic expedition in 1908 of Ernest Shackleton and the crew of the "Nimrod," who became the first to reach the South Pole and chronicles their achievements as they traveled across hundreds of miles of frozen wilderness.

The author describes the five months he spent working with scientist Bill Fraser's team in Antarctica to study Adv?lie penguins and discusses his observations on the rising temperatures in the region in the early twenty-first century and how this could impact the rest of the world.