Polar explorers for kids : historic expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctica with 21 activities

Arctic: Arctic exploration time line -- Erik the Red reaches Greenland -- John Davis dances with Inuit and explores the Davis Straits and Labrador -- Henry Hudson ventures Northwest and Northeast in search of a passage -- William Parry explores Lancaster sound and beyond -- John Franklin leads Arctic exploration's biggest disaster -- Fridtjof Nansen travels " farthest north" and Roald Amundsen discovers the Northwest passage -- Robert Peary and Fredrick Cook race to the North Pole -- Gretel Ehrlich explores Greenland's nature and its native peoples -- Antarctic: Antarctic exploration time line -- Captain James Cook's three voyages to Antarctica's edge -- James Clark Ross explores Antarctica by ship -- Robert Scott and Roald Amundsen race to the South Pole -- Ernest Shackleton attempts to cross Antarctica -- Admiral Richard E. Byrd is first to fly over the South Pole -- Scientist Bill Green studies Antarctic Lakes.;Describes the travels and adventures of Arctic and Antarctic explorers throughout history, from Eric the Red in 981 or 982 to Gretel Ehrlich in 2000.

Heroism and horror abound in these true stories of 16 great explorers who journeyed to the Arctic and Antarctic regions, two exquisite and unique ice wildernesses. Recounted are the exciting North Pole adventures of Erik the Red in 982 and the elusive searches for the "Northwest Passage” and "Farthest North” of Henry Hudson, Fridtjof Nansen, Fredrick Cook, and Robert Peary. Coverage of the South Pole begins with Captain Cook in 1772; continues through the era of land grabbing and the race to reach the Pole with James Clark Ross, Roald Amundsen, Robert Scott, and Ernest Shackleton; and ends with an examination of the scientists at work there today. Astounding photographs and journal entries, sidebars on the Inuit and polar animals, and engaging activities bring the harrowing expeditions to life. Activities include making a Viking compass, building a model igloo, making a cross staff to measure latitude, creating a barometer, making pemmican, and writing a newspaper like William Parry’s "Winter Chronicle.” The North and South Poles become exciting routes to learning about science, geography, and history.

Describes the travels and adventures of Arctic and Antarctic explorers throughout history, from Eric the Red in 981 or 982 to Gretel Ehrlich in 2000.

You might think that the first person to lay claim to land in the majestic Arctic would be a gallant hero-a nobleman in search of glory for his king, maybe, or a scientist on a quest for discovery and knowledge.