A colourful red, blue and white mosaic of children's drawings of resupply ship and white icebergs seat against a light blue background.
Child's artwork featuring Aurora Australis featured on the cover of Alison Lester's book 'Sophie Scott goes South'. Created by numerous children along with artist Alison Lester. Inkjet printed image on watercolour paper, hand-coloured with watercolour, pencil and gouache. Photo: Alison Lester

This Antarctic reading list of books has been selected for general interest reading.

  • Andrew, M 2004, Antarctica: The Unfolding Story, Waiataura Publishing, Auckland.
  • Bredeson, C 2003, After the last dog died: The true-life, hair-raising adventure of Douglas Mawson and his 1911-1913 Antarctic Expedition, National Geographic Society, Washington DC.
  • Darian-Smith, K 2005, Australia, Oceania and Antarctica, Hodder Wayland, London.
  • Dekker, A, Isham, M & Isham, S 2010, Penguin, Bandicoot Books, Margate.
  • Edwards, H & Burgemeestre, K 2003, Antarctic Dad, Lothian Books, South Melbourne.
  • Haydon, J 2001, Journey to Antarctica, Nelson Thompson Learning, Melbourne.
  • Lester, A 2012, Sophie Scott Goes South, Viking, Melbourne.
  • Lester, A & Tulloch, C 2011, One Small Island: The Story of Macquarie Island, Viking, Melbourne.
  • Parker, A & Parker, C 2000, Antarctic Whales, Nelson Thompson Learning, Melbourne.
  • Parker, A & Parker, C 2006, Antarctic Penguins, Nelson Thompson Learning, Melbourne.
  • Parker, A & Parker, C 2005, Antarctic Flying Sea Birds, 60 Degrees South, South Yarra.
  • Patrick, T & Hutcheson, N 2009, Polar Eyes: A Journey to Antarctica, CSIRO, Dickson, ACT.
  • Riffenburgh, B 2010, Douglas Mawson, Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge.
  • Tulloch, C 2007, Sydney of the Antarctic, ABC Books, Sydney.
  • Tulloch, C 2003, Antarctica: The Heart of the World, ABC Books, Sydney.
  • Tulloch, C 2000, Antarctica: The Last Great Wilderness, Reed International Books, Melbourne.
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