Illustrated history of Antarctica
By: Marcia Stenson.
Publisher: Random House New Zealand
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Auckland, N.Z
Language: eng
Number of pages: 103
ISBN-13: 9781869419240
Subjects: Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature; Antarctica -- History -- Juvenile literature; Antarctica -- History; Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Notes: Includes index.

Intermediate, junior secondary.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Where evidence comes from; title: Antarctica: the continent; title: The Southern Ocean and subantarctic islands; title: Human footprints in Antarctica; title: The first humans in the Antarctic; title: Whalers and sealers; title: The heroic age of Antarctic explorers; title: Shackelton has another go; title: Scott's second expedition; title: Roald Amundsen; title: Douglas Mawson's incredible journey; title: Shackelton's epic journey; title: Aeroplanes, adventures and international rivalry; title: The first International Geophysical Year (1957-58); title: International involvement and treaties; title: Humans in Antarctica today.