{"product_id":"antarctica-the-melting-continent-9781913750534","title":"Antarctica: The Melting Continent","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntarctica-vast, cold, and mysterious. This frozen continent is full of incredible stories. Here you can discover incredible wildlife, awe-inspiring landscapes, and adventurous scientists and explorers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin author \u003cb\u003eKaren Romano Young\u003c\/b\u003e on a trip across Antarctica, hanging out with people and animals and learning about how this special place is changing, and what it means for our planet. Hang out with some of the coolest creatures on earth above and below the ice as you meet emperor penguins, killer whales, and elephant seals. Suit up for the cold and explore some of the harshest landscapes on earth, following in the footsteps of brave explorers. And learn about how scientists survive here today and what they do all day-from studying climate change to investigating ice cores almost a million years old to learn about the history-and future-of our planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes a glossary and index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Romano Young\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, illustrator, science communicator, and polar explorer. She has written more than two dozen books for children, and has illustrated several, including the groundbreaking graphic novel \u003ci\u003eDoodlebug\u003c\/i\u003e and the forthcoming graphic nonfiction \u003ci\u003eDiving for Deep-Sea Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e. Her acclaimed science books include \u003ci\u003eTry This!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMission: Sea Turtle Rescue\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShark Quest\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the creator of a science comic called \u003ci\u003e#AntarcticLog\u003c\/i\u003e, which took her to Palmer Station, Antarctica, and a veteran of seven ocean science research voyages, including dives to the bottom of the ocean. Karen's novels include \u003ci\u003eHundred Percent\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Girl, a Raccoon, and the Midnight Moon\u003c\/i\u003e. Karen lives in the Connecticut woods with her husband and a big furry dog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngela Hsieh\u003c\/b\u003e is a Taiwanese American illustrator whose life choices can mostly be explained by the fact that she likes goofy animals. She once visited Antarctica and can confirm that penguins, as cute as they are, smell awful. Her clients include \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, Medium, and Nautilus. She is writing and illustrating a graphic novel about adventure and discovery, about the way that language and distance shape relationships, and about giant animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"What on Earth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50718078566674,"sku":"9781913750534","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_559cea64-c3d9-4eb5-9250-83246ccfc651.jpg?v=1734633137","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/antarctica-the-melting-continent-9781913750534","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}