Antarctica Booklist

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  • Fowler, Allan.  Antarctica (Rookie Read-About Geography). Children's Press, 2001. This is a great book for emergent readers about the coldest continent.
  • Petersen, David.  Antarctica (True Book).  Children's Press, 1999. Photos and simple text introduce the coldest continent.
  • Portis, Antoinette.  A Penguin Story.  Harper Collins, 2009. Edna the penguin only knows the three colors that surround her: white ice, black night, and blue sea. She is convinced there is something more out there. So she sets out on a quest-a quest for color.
  • Markovics, Joyce.  Weddell Seal.  Bearport, 2009.  Antarctica is the coldest place in the world - very few animals can live in a climate where temperatures can drop as low as -128 degrees Farenheit.   Follow biologist Terrie Williams as she studies how the amazing Weddell seal survives these extreme conditions.
  • Rockwell, Anne.  Why are the Ice Caps Melting? The Dangers of Global Warming. (Let's- Read -and -Find- Out -Science).  HarperCollins, 2006. Explains what may happen as the ice caps begin to melt.