by Jeff Rubin
Just looking at the hauntingly sculpted blues, vast horizon-touching Shelves, and towering behemoths of Antarctica's ice formations makes the traveler know why she wants to go there and why she needs a good guidebook. Lonely Planet has once again done its homework. In addition to a thorough and succinct history section, useful overviews of Antarctic tour companies, information about how to plan your trip, detailed maps, and interesting facts about the places you'll visit, this book includes a 32-page color wildlife guide that introduces you to Chinstrap penguins, elephant seals, and eight types of whales
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by Sara Wheeler
This book is a must read for anyone who plans to travel south of Argentina. The book has brief but satisfying histories of the area, discriptions of what difficulties and enjoyments polar regions offer visitors and masses of what to do and how to do it. It is a splendid little manual for all who hanker after an exotic, safe and pleasant trip to Antarctica, the Falklands and South Georgia.
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by Louise Crossley
A tour of the Earth's remotest continent reveals its natural environment--geography, geology, ecosystems--and history, including the gripping race to the pole. The author, formerly with the Australian Antarctic Division, was an Expedition Leader and Research Station Leader at Mawson Antarctic Base.
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by Roger Tory Peterson
Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996) was the greatest naturalist of the twentieth century. He was also known as "King Penguin," and Penguins is his tribute to his favorite family of birds. Drawing on a lifetime of personal experience with these remarkable creatures, he captures the essence of species and individuals, from the giant emperor penguin to the tiny blue penguin, ranging from the coldest ice fields of Antarctica to semitropical shores.
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by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, Graham Robertson (Illustrator)
With sparkling color photographs on every page, the book introduces many species of penguins. The best chapters describe the emperor penguin's exquisitely evolved ability to thrive in one of Earth's harshest climates -- the Antarctic continent. Logical chapter divisions move from general information to specific details; included is a chapter on environmental threats to the penguins' survival. Ind. -- Copyright © 1994 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved.
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