When the Sun Shines on Antarctica
And Other Poems about the Frozen Continent
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Icebergs brighten
as the sky peels
itself of darkness
and stretches awake. . . .
Welcome,
Summer.
We've been waiting
for you.
Experience summer like you've never experienced it before by traveling to Antarctica with evocative poetry. The sun rises, ice melts, grass grows, seals squabble, whales sing, and young penguins slide, glide, and belly flop. Whimsical illustrations and additional facts accompany each poem to provide further details about the animals and the environment at the bottom of the world.
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The team behind Dear Wandering Wildebeest moves from African watering holes to Antarctic expanses in 15 playful, informative poems. In a personal ad of sorts, an Ad lie penguin seeks "a guy with a white-ringed eye/ who looks just like me." Bull elephant seals square off, WWE style ("At stake, the fate of fifty cows/ and the right to roam the beach"). And one poignant poem compares krill to "a trillion/ tiny astronauts/ without/ a ship." Substantial sidebars offer details about everything from petrels ("When they find a carcass, they often gorge themselves until they become too heavy to fly") to brinicles (a portmanteau of brine and icicle) melting, dripping seawater "so cold it causes the water around it to instantly freeze." Wadham's paintings adeptly match the whimsical and mysterious notes in Latham's poems, making for a fascinating study of the Antarctic's singular creatures and features. Ages 8 12.
