All About Antarctica

From award-winning author and illustrator Marc Martin: A fact-packed illustrated journey to the coldest place on Earth—Antarctica!

Antarctica is a fragile and fascinating world that most of us will never see—and it’s disappearing. Learn all about it before it’s too late. All About Antarctica is an inviting and exciting reading experience with brilliant color illustrations paired with bite-sized facts on every page.

Put on your parka and snowshoes and step into this nonfiction picture book to embark on a journey to the way, way south. You could hitch a ride on a Sno-Cat, explore the majestic icefalls, hunt for meteorites, and marvel at migrating whales—or just stay in for a movie and pizza. Did you know:

• McMurdo station has pizza available twenty-four hours a day. There’s even a pizza hotline to call ahead and request your favorite toppings!
• Lumus Rock, in the Wilhelm Archipelago, off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, is named after Lummo (nicknamed Lumus), a cat that was part of the British Graham Land expedition from 1934 to 1937 and enjoyed curling up in the snow.
• Around 30 countries operate research stations in Antarctica. The UK’s Halley VI Station has eight modules (known as pods) that sit on skis, allowing the station to move to safer ice if needed.
• There’s an all-day outdoor music festival held annually at McMurdo Station called Icestock on or around New Year's Day. Bands are made up of people who work at the station.

 
From colossal squids and active volcanoes to research vessels and cricket matches, there’s a lot more to the South Pole than just penguins and icebergs (though there are also a lot of penguins and icebergs). Learn how humans survive in the coldest, driest, windiest place on Earth and discover what surprises await in this endlessly fascinating Everything & Everywhere book.