Polar Explorers for Kids : Historic Expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic with 21 Activities.
Title:
Polar Explorers for Kids : Historic Expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic with 21 Activities.
Author:
Snowden, Maxine.
ISBN:
9781613742631
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (162 pages)
Series:
For Kids series
Contents:
Front Cover -- Copyright -- Note to Readers -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I: The Arctic -- Arctic Exploration Tme Line -- 1 Erik the Red Reaches Greenland, 981 or 982 -- Making a Viking Compass -- Building a Snow Cave -- 2 John Davis Dances with Inuit and Explores the Davis Straits and Labrador, 1585-1587 -- Create a Model Igloo -- Make a Cross-Staf f to Measure Latitude -- 3 Henry Hudson Ventures Northwest and Northeast in Search of a Passage, 1607-1610 27 -- A Puzzle and a Theory About January Temperatures -- Blowing Soap Bubbles into the Very Cold -- 4 William Parry Explores Lancaster Sound and Beyond, 1819-1820, 1821-1823, 1824-1825, and 1827 -- Make Polar Provisions -- Publish Your Own Newspaper -- 5 John Franklin Leads Arctic Exploration's Biggest Disaster, 1845-1847 -- Finding the Direction to the North Pole -- 6 Fridtjof Nansen Travels "Farthest North," 1893-1896, and Roald Amundsen Discovers the Northwest Passage, 1903-1906 -- 7 Robert Peary and Fredrick Cook Race to the North Pole, 1908 and 1909 -- Make a Chart of the Explorers' Top Latitudes -- 8 Gretel Ehrlich Explores Greenland's Nature and Its Native Peoples, 1993-2000 -- Part II: The Antarctic -- Antarctic Exploration Time Line -- 9 Captain James Cook's Three Voyages to Antarctica's Edge, 1768-1775 -- How Long Does It Take to Freeze? -- Celebrate Snow with Poems and an All-White Collage -- 10 James Clark Ross Explores Antarctica by Ship, 1839-1843 -- Making a Barometer -- 11 Robert Scott and Roald Amundsen Race to the South Pole, 1910-1912 -- Make Pemmican -- Assess Wind Speed -- 12 Ernest Shackleton Attempts to Cross Antarctica, 1914-1916 -- How Wet Is Snow? -- 13 Admiral Richard E. Byrd Is First to Fly Over the South Pole, 1929 -- Make an Indoor Thermometer -- Communicate by Morse Code -- 14 Scientist Bill Green Studies Antarctic Lakes, 1980-1994.
A World Park? Lobby for It! -- Create an Edible Map of Antarctica -- Epilogue -- Selected Answers -- Glossary -- Web Sites -- Bibliography -- Photo Credits -- Index -- Back Cover.
Abstract:
Heroism and horror abound in these true stories of 16 great explorers who journeyed to the Arctic and Antarctic regions, two exquisite and unique ice wildernesses. Recounted are the exciting North Pole adventures of Erik the Red in 982 and the elusive searches for the Northwest Passage" and Farthest North" of Henry Hudson, Fridtjof Nansen, Fredrick Cook, and Robert Peary. Coverage of the South Pole begins with Captain Cook in 1772; continues through the era of land grabbing and the race to reach the Pole with James Clark Ross, Roald Amundsen, Robert Scott, and Ernest Shackleton; and ends with an examination of the scientists at work there today. Astounding photographs and journal entries, sidebars on the Inuit and polar animals, and engaging activities bring the harrowing expeditions to life. Activities include making a Viking compass, building a model igloo, making a cross staff to measure latitude, creating a barometer, making pemmican, and writing a newspaper like William Parry's Winter Chronicle." The North and South Poles become exciting routes to learning about science, geography, and history.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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