South Pole

South Pole
Author: Christine Dell'Amore
Publisher: Exclusive Selection
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 9781614280118

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Although it's a piece of history learned by every British student, the Terra Nova Expedition of 1910-1913 remains an epic story unknown to many. In this ultimate showing of life and boundless bravery, Robert F. Scott and his five-man team battled the elements--traveling through subzero temperatures with motor sledges and ponies--in the hope of being the first to reach this uninhabited territory. Arriving at the South Pole on January 18, 1913, the adventurers were greeted by their worst nightmare: a Norwegian flag. Disheartened and badly frostbitten, they trudged back toward their boat, only to die just eleven miles from the next depot. This well-documented journey is starkly relived in this waterproof, over-sized edition featuring a historic collection of stunning black-and-white photography on waterproof paper, and excerpts from Scott's harrowing diary uniquely crafted in calligraphy. Limited edition of 150 numbered copies

South Pole Station

South Pole Station
Author: Ashley Shelby
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages: 431
Release: 2024-08-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1452972206

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A New York TimesBook Review Editors’ Choice A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year Hudson Booksellers Book of the Year One of the New York Post’s Best Books of the Summer One of The Millions’s Most Anticipated Books of the Year IndieNext Pick A Time Magazine “What to Read Now” Selection A wry novel set at the edge of the earth about the courage it takes to band together, even as everything around you falls apart Unmoored by a recent family tragedy, Cooper Gosling is adrift at thirty and on the verge of ruining her career. So when the opportunity arises to join the National Science Foundation’s Artists & Writers Program in Antarctica, she jumps at the chance—and finds herself in the company of others who are just abnormal enough for Polar life, a group of eccentrics motivated by desires as ambiguous as her own. When they are joined by a fringe scientist who claims climate change is a hoax, the Polies’ already-imbalanced community is rattled, bringing them to the center of a global controversy and threatening the ancient ice chip they call home.

North Pole / South Pole

North Pole / South Pole
Author: Michael Bright
Publisher: words & pictures
Total Pages: 64
Release: 2020-09-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0711254753

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Fully-illustrated and with a fun and innovative flip-book format, the book provides the perfect way to explore and compare the extreme environments of the two Poles. Take a trip to the ends of the earth and discover the extreme environments of the North and South Poles. Find out which animals live where, what the weather and climate is like and the effect global warming is having. Beginning with the North Pole, the book introduces the geography and climate of the Arctic. Readers will discover how climate change is affecting sea ice and why multi-year ice is so important to walruses and polar bears. Find out what ice floes are and what lives under the ice. The many uses of the Arctic are explained, from the home it provides to whale hunters to the rocket and missile test sites it houses. And then flip the book over and you arrive in the South Pole… The famous race to reach the Pole in 1911 is retold and readers will discover why the orca is the ultimate polar predator. The huge tabular icebergs, sub-glacial lakes and ice chimneys of the Antarctic are brought to life in all their impressive glory, not to mention the sea spiders, 'death star' starfish and other undersea giants!

North Pole, South Pole

North Pole, South Pole
Author: Gillian M. Turner
Publisher: The Experiment
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2011-01-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1615190317

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Discusses the issues of geomagnetism, including why the Earth's magnetic north differs from its geographic north, how animals use geomagnetism for migration purposes, and the source of the magnetic field.

Nothing Ever Happens at the South Pole

Nothing Ever Happens at the South Pole
Author: Stan Berenstain
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-08-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780062075321

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There's a lot going on at the South Pole! There are slippery slopes and frozen floes and wild animals all around. But when one penguin goes looking for adventure, he doesn't see anything exciting at all going on. Could it be he's just not looking closely enough? From the creators of the Berenstain Bears comes a storybook filled with adventure for all.

The Adventures of a South Pole Pig

The Adventures of a South Pole Pig
Author: Chris Kurtz
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2013
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0547634552

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Flora the pig was born for adventure: "If it's unexplored and needs to get dug up, call me. I'm your pig," she says. The day Flora spots a team of sled dogs is the day she sets her heart on becoming a sled pig. Before she knows it, she's on board a ship to Antarctica for the most exhilarating--and dangerous--adventure of her life. This poignant novel of a purposeful pig is sure to become a favorite with any young readers who have ever dreamed of exploring the great beyond.

Race for the South Pole

Race for the South Pole
Author: Roland Huntford
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2010-12-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 1441169822

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The North Pole and the South Pole

The North Pole and the South Pole
Author: Pierre Winters
Publisher: Clavis
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-07-14
Genre: Antarctica
ISBN: 9781605372068

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Want to Know books are informative picture books that answer the questions of young children. Some subjects are familiar to them, others are less familiar. The books deal with the world and the environment around us, with our past and present. In a playful and clever way, these books tell children what they want to know. Do you want to know everything about the North and the South Poles? This book tells you what they are, and what they look like. You ll find out about the animals and people who live there, and what they do. The book also contains a fun activity, a verse, a big foldout page and a mini-quiz, so that you can become a real expert. An informative, interactive picture book for children ages 5 and up about the WOW elements of the world, the North and South Poles."

Good Dogs Don't Make It to the South Pole

Good Dogs Don't Make It to the South Pole
Author: Hans-Olav Thyvold
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 285
Release: 2020-08-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062981676

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Told through the eyes of a very grumpy yet lovable mutt, a funny and touching tale of aging, death, friendship, and life that proves sometimes a dog's story is the most human of all. Tassen has always been a one-man dog. When his human companion, Major Thorkildsen, dies, Tassen and Mrs. Thorkildsen are left alone. Tassen mourns Major by eating too many treats, and Mrs. T by drinking too much. But the two unexpectedly find common ground in researching Roald Amundsen’s expedition to the South Pole led by a pack of intrepid dogs. But the quiet days Tassen and Mrs. T spend together at the library researching the explorer’s arctic adventure are disrupted by the arrival of her son and daughter in-law. Eager to move in to the Major’s spacious house, they plan to send Mrs. T to a nursing home. As he contemplates his own fate, Tassen shudders to think what might happen to him! Yet Tassen and Mrs. T aren’t about to give up. Inspired by Roald Amundsen and his dogs, this unlikely pair are ready to take on anything life throws at them. Good Dogs Don’t Make It to the South Pole is a darkly comedic and whimsical portrayal of aging and death told through a dog’s friendship with an elderly woman. Translated from the Norwegian by Marie Otsby

South Pole

South Pole
Author: Elizabeth Leane
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2016-05-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1780235968

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The Geographic South Pole is a place of paradox. It is a point around which the Earth, quite literally, pivots; yet it has a habit of falling off the edge of our maps. An invisible spot on a high, featureless ice plateau, the Pole has no obvious material value, but is nonetheless a much sought-after location. The endpoint of exploration's most famous 'race' between teams led by Robert F. Scott and Roald Amundsen, the Pole has more recently become a favoured destination of 'extreme' tourists. Like the whole of Antarctica, '90 South' does not belong to any nation, but six national claims meet there, and for nearly sixty years the US has occupied the site with a series of scientific stations. The Pole is a deeply political place. In South Pole Elizabeth Leane explores the important challenges that this strange place poses to humanity. What is its lure? How and why should people live there? How can creative artists respond to its apparent blankness? What can it teach us about our planet and ourselves? Along the way, she considers the absurdities and banalities of human engagement with the Pole. Ranging from the ancient Greeks to the present, and featuring spectacular images of the South Pole, this book offers a fascinating history of the symbolic 'heart' of the Antarctic.