Antarctica Author:Helen Cowcher Far, far south, in the strange and beautiful land of Antarctica, it is dark both day and night all winter long. What at last spring comes, the penguins and seals raise their young. But, one year, loud, unfamiliar sounds announce the arrival of a new presence -- one the creatures hope can share this fragile world with them in peace. — In Antarctic... more »a, penguins and seals raise their young. But danger is everywhere -- birds and other predators constantly seek food, and helicopters signal the arrival of a new, perhaps even more dangerous, presence in this fragile world. A tale of man's effect on the balance of nature.
NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children. New York Times Notable Children's Book.Full-color illustrations.« less