Title:
The call of Antarctica : exploring and protecting Earth's coldest continent / Leilani Raashida Henry.
ISBN:
9798765643310
Personal Author:
Edition:
First paperback edition.
Publication Information:
Minneapolis, MN : Twenty-First Century Books, 2024.
©2022
Physical Description:
128 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 23 cm
Contents:
Foreword -- Into the ice -- Unknown southern land -- Byrd and the bear -- At the bottom of the world -- Secrets of the ice -- Flora and fauna -- Human-made trouble -- Working and living in Antarctica
Summary:
""On this land of ice, where we are thousands of miles of ice and mountains, it's really beautiful." Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, driest, and most remote part of the world. No one owns it. Only peaceful and scientific endeavors are permitted. It is a true wilderness. Delve into the incredible geography, biodiversity, and exploratory history of the world's coldest continent through the diary entries of George W. Gibbs, Jr., the first Black person to set foot on Antarctica. Author Leilani Raashida Henry, Gibbs's daughter, shares the importance of protecting and understanding the Antarctic landscape and ecosystem as climate change advances. The Antarctic Treaty, which protects the continent from environmentally destructive practices such as mining and drilling, will be up for renewal in 2041, and The Call of Antarctica prepares readers with the knowledge of why it is necessary to reinstate that treaty and help protect this unique wilderness." -- Back cover.
Subject Term:
Interest age level:
Ages 13-18.
Interest grade level:
Grades 10-12.
OCLC Number:
on1412620370
Availability:
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