description: Key Features Description Walter Dean Myers brings the dramatic race to the South Pole to life in Antarctica, tracking the explorers of the South Pole - including James Cook, Ernest Shackleton, and Richard Evelyn Bird - and the dangers they encountered there, as well as their contributions to modern science. The heroism and adventure - and sometimes the ultimate failure - of the expeditions are depicted in Myers's powerful prose, and through photos, maps, and illustrations that complement the text. Walter Dean Myers brings the dramatic race to the South Pole to life in Antarctica, tracking the explorers of the South Pole - including James Cook, Ernest Shackleton, and Richard Evelyn Bird - and the dangers they encountered there, as well as their contributions to modern science. The heroism and adventure - and sometimes the ultimate failure - of the expeditions are depicted in Myers's powerful prose, and through photos, maps, and illustrations that complement the text. Standards RI.7.3. Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events). RI.7.3. Analyze the interactions between individuals, events, and ideas in a text (e.g., how ideas influence individuals or events, or how individuals influence ideas or events). Product Details Item #: NTS922003 9780439220033 Paperback Book 144 Informational Text 6 - 8 Lexile® 1100L Guided Reading GR Level X DRA 60 ACR 8.0 Key Features Item #: NTS922003 9780439220033 Paperback Book 144 Informational Text 6 - 8 Lexile® 1100L Guided Reading GR Level X DRA 60 ACR 8.0
language: English
title: Antarctica
titlecomplete: Antarctica
genres: Childrens, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 44
publisher: scholastic