Bibliograph

Frozen secrets, Antarctica revealed, by Sally M. Walker

Type

Label

Frozen secrets, Antarctica revealed, by Sally M. Walker

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Frozen secrets

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

435628720

Responsibility statement

by Sally M. Walker

Sub title

Antarctica revealed

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Prologue : mysterious and majestic -- Gaining a foothold on Antarctica -- Terra Australis incognita -- Taming the frozen frontier -- Frozen challenges -- Happy camper school -- Who does science in Antarctica? -- Ice, ice, and more ice -- A flake at a time -- The ice just kept spreading -- Inside the ice -- Ice on the move -- Floating ice -- Beneath the ice -- Mapping the world beneath the ice -- Hitting bedrock -- Down in valleys -- Water in the Dry Valleys -- Dive! -- A robot joins the team -- The bot goes exploring -- Still waters run deep -- Once upon a time -- Fossils from the journey south -- Antarctic dinosaurs -- Freeze-dried surprises -- The Antarctic crystal ball -- Sifting through the gaseous clues -- Thaw? -- Antarctica and earth's oceans -- Why?

Target audience

juvenile

Creator