Fraser's Penguins: A Journey to the Future in Antarctica

by Fen Montaigne

Book Overview

A dramatic chronicle of Antarctica's penguins that bears witness to climate changes that foreshadow our own future The towering mountains and iceberg-filled seas of the western Antarctic Peninsula have for three decades formed the backdrop of scientist Bill Fraser's study of Ad?lie penguins. In that time, this breathtaking region has warmed faster than any place on earth, with profound consequences for the Ad?lies, the classic tuxedoed penguin that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805079424
• ISBN13: 9780805079425
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"