Especially aimed at children aged 8 to 12, ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF ANTARCTICA provides fascinating detail. It includes information on: the geological history, the physical enviornment, the Southern Ocean, earliest explorers, whalers and sealers, explorers, the race for the Pole, science, tourism, the relationships between New Zealand and Antarctica and Australia and Antarctica. Its strength lies in the way Marcia teases out quirky and mind-boggling stories that really appeal to kids. Heavily illustrated and colourful and lively, this guide is easy to read and also very informative.

 

This book was recognised in the Nonfiction category by the Storylines Notable New Zealand Books. It was recognised in the Elsie Locke Medal for Nonfiction category by the Lianza Children's Book Award.

There are 104 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Random House New Zealand Ltd .

Marcia Stenson is the author of Illustrated History of New Zealand, Illustrated History Of Antarctica and the NZ Post award-winning Book of the Year 2007 Illustrated History of the South Pacific. She has been a secondary school History teacher and a Deputy-Principal, and she has written a number of books including the classic The Story of New Zealand.