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K-3Dorling Kindersley Readers series.
Vignettes involving Antarctic explorers--including Roald Amundsen, Robert Scott, and Richard Byrd--are presented in simple prose that contains some detailed descriptions of their hardships. The text is accompanied by photographs and unexceptional color illustrations. Occasionally repetitive supplemental information is presented in the margins and may be distracting to this volume's target independent reader audience. Glos., ind.