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Tasked with studying the changing environment and wildlife, a team of scientists will set sail onboard the Noto to explore Antarctica. To get the job done, they will use drones to track colonies of penguins, board deep-diving submersibles to monitor huge melting glaciers, and drill to investigate ancient ice cores. By studying the changing climate and what rising temperatures mean for the future of our planet, the team will discover practical ways we can help look after Antarctica and its unique ecosystem.
Dr Kate Hendry has lived for almost two years in total in the Arctic and Antarctica. In 2017, she was chief scientist on a research expedition to Greenland. She studies the impact of climate change and plastic pollution, advising governments on how to protect our seas. In 2022 she took up a senior position at the British Antarctic Survey.
Helen Scales is a writer, marine biologist, broadcaster and scuba diver whose work focuses on oceans and their inhabitants. She has a masters degree in Tropical Coastal Management from Newcastle University and a PhD from Cambridge University, UK.
Romolo D'Hipolito is a Brazilian artist and illustrator. He is the winner of the 2019 Golden Pinwheel Special Mention Award and the 2018 Ibero-America Ilustra Catalog Official Selection.
"An incredible scientific journey around the Antarctic packed full of fascinating facts and beautiful illustrations reminiscent of the Southern Lights themselves."
– Kim Smith, illustrator of Frozen Planet II
"This beautifully illustrated book transports you to Antarctica's stunning world of icy wonder and captures the essence of the Noto scientists' Antarctic expeditions to one of our planet's most extreme and fragile environments."
– Josy Bloggs, creator of Life at Extremes series.
"Written by experts in their field, this fascinating book is full of amazing facts and discoveries. The Antarctic is a topic which is included at key stage 2 in the UK, so l am sure this book will stimulate children into thinking seriously about protecting our planet and the implications of climate change. It is well organized and easy to navigate; we are introduced at the start of the book to a team of scientists and then to their amazing ship, which is ice strengthened and ready for the extreme conditions it will encounter. The double-page spreads are filled with facts which will provide an excellent springboard for further investigations and projects on this incredible part of our planet. The authors are sisters and part of the team. Highly qualified, they present the facts about this part of our planet in a simple and concise manner. The book contains lots of fact boxes and an excellent glossary. An impressive addition to the present series, it would be a worthy investment for any class or school library."
– Godfrey Hall Review in The School Librarian, Winter 2024
