Life at a Polar Research Station

Contributor(s): Britton, Arthur K (Author)

ISBN: 9781433984822

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing

$27.20

Pub Date: January 16, 2013

Dewey: 570.72

LCCN: 2012021199

Lexile Code: 0820

Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents

Target Age Group: 08 to 11

Physical Info: 0.20" H x 10.00" L x 7.90" W ( 0.60 lbs) 32 pages

BISAC Categories:

Series: Extreme Jobs in Extreme Places

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000159950 ( Life at a Polar Research Station)

Reading level: 5.10

Interest level: MG

Point value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: It takes a special person to work in the extreme environment of Antarctica, but many scientists, engineers, doctors, and technicians do. A vivid picture of life in the freezing conditions of the South Pole is painted through the photographs in this book. Readers will learn the many kinds of jobs involved in running a polar research center as well as what Antarctic workers do in their free time.

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