http://www.schlowlibrary.org/taxonomy/list/632/%2A taxonomy items, in a list en http://www.schlowlibrary.org/content/travel/antarctica-booklist <ul> <li><strong>Fowler, Allan.  <em>Antarctica</em><em> (Rookie Read-About Geography).</em></strong><strong><em><u> </u></em>Children's Press, 2001. </strong>This is a great book for emergent readers about the coldest continent. </li> <li><strong>Petersen, David.  <em>Antarctica</em><em> (True Book).  </em>Children's Press, 1999. </strong>Photos and simple text introduce the coldest continent. </li> <li><strong>Portis, Antoinette.  <em>A Penguin Story.  </em>Harper Collins, 2009. </strong>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. </li> <li><strong>Markovics, Joyce.  <em>Weddell Seal.  </em>Bearport, 2009.  </strong>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. </li> <li><strong>Rockwell, Anne.  <em>Why are the Ice Caps Melting? The Dangers of Global Warming. </em></strong><strong><em>(Let's- Read -and -Find- Out -Science).  </em>HarperCollins, 2006. </strong>Explains what may happen as the ice caps begin to melt.</li> </ul> Book List Research Travel Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:20:43 -0400 Dani 1716 at http://www.schlowlibrary.org