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Emperors of the ice : a true story of disaster and survival in the Antarctic, 1910-13 / Richard Farr.

By: Farr, Richard (Richard Alan Reynard), 1960-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008Edition: 1st ed.Description: xix, 217 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780374319755 (trade); 0374319758 (trade).Subject(s): British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition (1910-1913) -- Juvenile fiction | Cherry-Garrard, Apsley, 1886-1959 -- Juvenile fiction | Wilson, Edward Adrian, 1874-1912 -- Juvenile fiction | Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912 -- Juvenile fiction | Explorers -- Juvenile fiction | Emperor penguin -- Juvenile fiction | Penguins -- Juvenile fiction | Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile fiction | British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition (1910-1913) -- Fiction | Cherry-Garrard, Apsley, 1886-1959 -- Fiction | Wilson, Edward Adrian, 1872-1912 -- Fiction | Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912 -- Fiction | Explorers -- Fiction | Emperor penguin -- Fiction | Penguins -- Fiction | Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Fiction | British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition (1910-1913) -- Fiction | Cherry-Garrard, Apsley, 1886-1959 -- Fiction | Wilson, Edward Adrian, 1872-1912 -- Fiction | Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912 -- Fiction | Explorers -- Fiction | Emperor penguins -- Fiction | Penguins -- Fiction | Antarctica -- Exploration -- FictionDDC classification: [Fic] Awards: D.C.F. Award 2009-2010.Summary: Re-creates the voice of Apsley "Cherry" Cherry-Garrard to provide an account of his adventures as the youngest member of Robert Scott's expedition to Antarctica in the early twentieth century, during which he and Edward Wilson try to learn the evolutionary history of emperor penguins. Includes historical notes.
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Re-creates the voice of Apsley "Cherry" Cherry-Garrard to provide an account of his adventures as the youngest member of Robert Scott's expedition to Antarctica in the early twentieth century, during which he and Edward Wilson try to learn the evolutionary history of emperor penguins. Includes historical notes.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-214) and filmography.

Young Adult Follett Library Resources

D.C.F. Award 2009-2010.

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