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How to survive in Antarctica /
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| Author |
Bledsoe, Lucy Jane.
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| Call Number |
j919.8904 BLE |
| Publisher |
New York : Holiday House, |
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Subject
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Bledsoe, Lucy Jane -- Travel -- Antarctica.
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Women adventurers -- Travel -- Antarctica.
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Juvenile literature.
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Antarctica -- Description and travel .
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| Title Statement |
How to survive in Antarctica / written and photographed by Lucy Jane Bledsoe. |
| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
ix, 101 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Contents |
The adventure: why I went to Antarctica -- Planning your trip to Antarctica -- Peninsula -- McMurdo sound -- South pole -- Antarctic glossary -- Historical time line. |
| Summary |
During her exploratory sojourns to Antarctica, Lucy Jane Bledsoe witnessed many amazing sights, such as mummified seals, and picked up more than a few survival tactics; for example, if you should find yourself in danger of falling into a cravasse, you should stretch out your body to avoid dropping farther. Part memoir, part survival tips, part curiosities, Lucy Jane Bledsoe's book lets readers vicariously experience the author's adventures while on exploration in Antarctica. Annotation. Part memoir, part survival tips, part curiosities, Lucy Jane Bledsoe lets readers vicariously experience her adventures while on exploration in Antarctica. |
| ISBN |
0823418901 (trade bdg.) |
| LCCN |
2004060639 |
| Hold Requests |
0 |
| Bib No. |
1066000 |
