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.
  • Batten, M 2020, Live in a frozen world: Wildlife of Antarctica, Peachtree Publishing, Atlanta.
  • Barr, C 2021, Let's save Antarctica: Why we must protect our planet, Walker Books, London.
  • Bland, N 2021, Walk of the whales, Little Hare Books, Richmond.
  • 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.
  • Chan, A 2022, My Uncle Lives in Antarctica, Little Steps Publishing, Chippendale.
  • 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.
  • Heinecke, L 2023, The Kitchen Pantry Scientist: Ecology for Kids, Quarto, USA.
  • Lester, A 2012, Sophie Scott Goes South, Viking, Melbourne.
  • Lester, A 2013, Splash, Harper Collins Books, Sydney.
  • Lester, A & Tulloch, C 2011, One Small Island: The Story of Macquarie Island, Viking, Melbourne.
  • Lilley, M 2022, Good Eating: The short life of Krill, Tilbury House Publishers, Maine.
  • Parker, A & Parker, C 2006, Antarctic Penguins, Nelson Thompson Learning, Melbourne.
  • Parker, A & Parker, C 2000, Antarctic Seals, Nelson Thompson Learning, Melbourne.
  • Parker, A & Parker, C 2000, Southern Ocean Whales, Nelson Thompson Learning, Melbourne.
  • Patrick, T & Hutcheson, N 2009, Polar Eyes: A Journey to Antarctica, CSIRO, Dickson, ACT.
  • Saxby, C 2021, Iceberg, Allen and Unwin, Crows Nest.
  • 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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