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NON-FICTION FOR CHILDREN

The following is a bibliography of non-fictional books about Antarctica written in English, or translated into English, for children or young adolescents.

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  • Adrain, M. Wildlife in the Antarctic. New York: Messner, 1978.
  • Albert, M.H. The Long White Road: Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventures. New York: David McKay, 1957.
  • Alchin, R. Time on Ice. Wellington: Learning Media, 1997.
    [Based in part on an interview with Rose Evans.]
  • Andreas, Edna M. Explorers and Penguins. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1959.
  • Andrist, R.K. Heroes of Polar Exploration. New York, American Heritage, 1962.
  • Armstrong, Jennifer and William Maughan. Spirit of Endurance: The True Story of the Shackleton Expedition to the Antarctic. New York: Crown, 2000.
  • Armstrong, P.H. Polar Regions. Longborough: Ladybird Books, 1977.
  • Asimov, Isaac. How Did We Find Out About Antarctica? New York: Walker, 1979.
  • Austin, E.S. Penguins: The Birds with Flippers. New York: Random House, 1968.Berger, M. South Pole Station. New York: John Day, 1971.
  • Berrill, Jacquelyn. Wonders of the Antarctic. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1958.
  • Bixby, William. The Forgotten Voyage of Charles Wilkes. New York: David McKay, 1966.
    ----. The Impossible Journey of Sir Ernest Shackleton. Boston: Little, Brown, 1969.
    ---. The Race to the South Pole. New York: Longmans, Green & Co., 1961.
  • Bortz, F. Martian Fossils on Earth? The Story of Meteorite Alh 84001. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press, 1997.
  • Brasch, N. Antarctica. Port Melbourne: Heinemann Library, 2001.
  • Bridges, W. Walt Disney’s Animal Adventures in Lands of Ice and Snow. Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1963.
  • Brown, M. Shackleton’s Epic Voyage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1969.
  • Burleigh, R. Black Whiteness: Admiral Byrd Alone in the Antarctic. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.
  • Buxton. Maria. Antarctic Diary: A Letter to Her Family. Lavenham, Suffolk: Terence Dalton, 1983.
  • Chappell, R.L. Antarctic Scout. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1959.
  • Chase, Diana and Valerie Krantz. Douglas Mawson: Antarctic Explorer. Melbourne: Macmillan, 1991.
  • Chester, Jonathan. A for Antarctica. Sydney: Margaret Hamilton Books, 1994.
  • Coldrey, J. Penguins, Nature’s Way. London: André Deutsch, 1983.
  • Cowcher, Helen. Antarctica. 1990. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1991.
  • Crossley, Louise. Explore Antarctica. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1995.
  • Dalziel, K. Penguin Road. Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1955.
  • Deguine, J. C. Emperor Penguin, Bird of the Antarctic. London, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1974.
  • Dewey, Jennifer Owings. The Adélie Penguin. New York: Little, Brown, 1989.
    ---. Antarctic Journal: Four Months at the Bottom of the World. New York: HarperCollins, 2001.
    ---. The Wandering Albatross. New York: Little, Brown, 1989.
  • Dolan, E.F., Jr. Explorers of the Arctic and Antarctic. New York: Macmillan, 1968.
  • Dufek, George John. Through the Frozen Frontier; the Exploration of Antarctica. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1959.
  • Eberle, I. Penguins Live Here. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1974.
  • Flaherty, Leo. Roald Amundsen and the Quest for the South Pole. New York: Chelsea House, 1992.
  • Foster, Leila Merell. Antarctica. Chicago: Heinemann Library, 2001.
  • Fuller, J. Our Navy Explores Antarctica. London: Abelard-Schuman, 1966.
  • Frank, R. Jr. Ice Island, the Story of Antarctica. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1957.
  • Gallant, R. Antarctica. Garden City: Nelson Doubleday, 1962.
  • George, M. Antarctica: Land of Endless Winter. Mankato: Creative Education, 2002.
  • Gladych, M. Admiral Byrd of Antarctica. New York: Julian Messner, 1960.
  • Gran, Tryggve. The Norwegian with Scott: Tryggve Gran's Antarctic Diary, 1910–1913. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1984.
  • Grierson, J. Heroes of the Polar Skies. London: Heinemann, 1967.
  • Harmer, M. About Penguins and Other Antarctic Animals. Chicago: Melmont Publishers, 1964.
  • Hodge, Judith. Penguins: Animals of the Oceans. Hauppauge, NY: Barrons Juveniles, 1999.
  • Hogan, P.Z. The Penguin. Milwaukee: Raintree, 1979.
  • Hooper, Meredith. Antarctic Adventure: Exploring the Frozen Continent. London: Dorling Kindersley, 2000.
    ---. Antarctic Journal. Washington D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2001.
    ---. The Endurance: Shackleton’s Perilous Expedition to Antarctica. New York: Abbeville Press, 2001.

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  • Icenhower, J.B. The First Book of the Antarctic. New York: Franklin Watts, 1956.
  • Jenkins, Martin and Jane Chapman. The Emperor’s Egg. Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 1999.
  • Johnson, Rebecca L. Braving the Frozen Frontier: Women Working in Antarctica. Minneapolis: Lerner, 1997.
    ---. Investigating the Ozone Hole. Minneapolis: Lerner, 1993.
    ---. Science on the Ice: An Antarctic Journal. Minneapolis: Lerner, 1995.
  • Johnston, J. Penguin’s Way. New York: Doubleday, 1962.
  • Konner, A. Olrick: A Day in the Life of a Penguin. Trans. Richard Sadler. Chicago: Academy Chicago, 1977.
  • Kriewaldt, J. Antarctica. Sydney: McGraw-Hill, 1997.
  • Kugelmass, J.A. Roald Amundsen, a Saga of the Polar Seas. Chicago: Kingston House, 1955.
  • Lansing, A. Shackleton’s Valiant Voyage. New York: Whittlesey/McGraw-Hill, 1960.
  • Lauber, P. Junior Science Book of Penguins. New York: Scholastic, 1963.
    [This is a revision of the book listed immediately below.]
    ---. Penguins on Parade. New York: Coward-McCann, 1958.Lied, N. Castles of Ice. Canberra: Curriculum Development Centre, 1986.
    ---. Oscar, the True Story of a Husky. Hartwell: John Kerr, 1987.
  • Lyttle, R.B. Polar Frontiers: A Background Book on the Arctic, Antarctic, and Mankind. New York: Parents’ Magazine, 1972.
  • McDonald, Kellie. Antarctica. Melbourne: Reed Library/Cardigan Street Publishers, 1996.
  • McGovern, A. Playing with Penguins: And Other Adventures in Antarctica. New York: Scholastic, 1994.
  • McMillan, B. Penguins at Home: Gentoos of Antarctica. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1993.
    ---. Summer Ice: Life Along the Antarctic Peninsula. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995.
  • Magee, Adrian. Douglas Mawson: Explorer for Science. Melbourne: Cardigan Street Publishers, 1996.
  • Mason, Antony. Peary and Amundsen: Race to the Poles. London: Evans Brothers, 1995.
  • Mason, T.K. On the Ice in Antarctica. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1978.
  • May, J. Antarctica: The Bottom of the World. Mankato: Creative Educational Society, 1972.
  • Mizumura, K. The Emperor Penguins. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1969.
  • Nicholson, J. The Cruelest Place on Earth: Stories from Antarctica. Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1997.
  • Nolan, J.C. Roald Amundsen. Evanston, White Plains: Row, Patterson, 1953.
  • Ommanney, F.D. Animal Life in the Antarctic. London: The Bodley Head, 1969.
  • Owen, Russell. The Conquest of the North and South Pole; Adventures of the Peary and Byrd Expeditions. New York: Random House, 1952.

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  • Penny, R.L. The Penguins are Coming! New York: Harper and Row, 1969.
  • Petersen, D. Antarctica. New York: Children’s Press, 1998.
  • Potter, Keith R. Seven Weeks on an Iceberg: Starring King and Queen Penguin. Illus. Jana Leo. New York: Scholastic, 1999.
  • Purton, R.W. Captain Scott. London: McGraw-Hill, 1968.
  • Rau, M. The Penguin Book. New York: Hawthorn Books, 1968.
  • Robbin, I. The How and Why Wonder Book of Polar Regions. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1965.
  • Roels, I. Animals at Home: The Penguin. Trans. Marion Koenig. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1969.
  • Rootes, David. Exploration of the Polar Regions. London: Belitha, 1994.
  • Ross, F., Jr. Partners in Science: The Story of the International Geophysical Year. New York: Lothrop, Lea & Shepard, 1961.
  • Sauvain, P. Robert Scott in the Antarctic. South Melbourne: Macmillan Education, 1993.
  • Scarf, M. Antarctica: Exploring the Frozen Continent. New York: Random House, 1970.
  • Schlein, M. Antarctica: The Great White Continent. New York: Hastings House, 1979.
  • Sebastion, L. A Book to Begin on the South Pole. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1968.
  • Shannon, T. and C. Payzant. Antarctic Challenge: Probing the Mysteries of the White Continent. Chicago: Golden Gate/Children’s Press, 1973.
  • Shapiro, E.E., ed. Admiral Byrd. New York: Franklin Watts, 1968.
  • Sheehan, A. The Penguin. London, Sydney: Pan Books/ Piccolo Explorer Books, 1979.
  • Spratt, B. Joanna Goes to Antarctica. Wellington: SIR Publishing, 1995.
  • Sloan, C. Penguin and the Strange Animal. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975.
  • Smith, B.W. To the South Pole: The Story of Antarctic Exploration. London: Blackie & Son, 1936.
  • Strong, Charles S. The Real Book about the Antarctic. New York: Garden City Books, 1959.
    ---. We Were There with Byrd at the South Pole. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1956.
  • Sullivan, W. The Polar Regions: The Geography, Climate and Life in the Arctic and Antarctic, and the Explorers and Scientists Who Discovered Them. New York: Golden Press, 1962.
  • Swan, Robert. Destination: Antarctica. New York: Scholastic, 1988.
  • Ross, Margaret Isabel. White Wind. New York, London: Harper & Bros., c.1937.
  • ---. South of Zero. 1931. New York: The Junior Literary Guild, 1932.
  • Taylor, Barbara. Arctic and Antarctic. Sydney: HarperCollins, 1995.
  • Thomson, R.B. Antarctica. Wellington: Reed, 1970.
  • Thompson, D.H. The Penguin: Its Life-Cycle. New York: Sterling Publishing Co.; London: Oak Tree Press, 1974.
  • Vaeth, J.G. To the Ends of the Earth, the Explorations of Road Amundsen. New York: Harper and Row, 1962.
  • Van Riper, G. Jr. Richard Byrd, Boy who Braved the Unknown. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1958.
  • Webb, R.N. Challenge of Ice. Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1963.
  • Wheeler, Sara. Dear Daniel: Letters from Antarctica. London: Macdonald Young Books, 1997.
    [Also published as Greetings from Antarctica. New York: Peter Bedrick Books, 1999.]
  • Whitlock, R. Penguins. Milwaukee: Raintree, 1977.
  • Young, Louise O. Ice Continent: A Story of Antarctica. Norwalk, CT: Soundprints Corp Audio, 1997.

Bibliography compiled as part of project undertaken by Dr Elizabeth Leane, School of English, Journalism and European Languages, University of Tasmania.

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