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Antarctic Close-up


Book Description
John loves to fiddle with things; but when he connects a broken webcam to an old telescope, he is in for a shock. Suddenly he finds himself looking back in time, caught up in a very cool Antarctic adventure.
Book Information
PublisherNational Museum of Australia
BindingPaperback
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages64
ISBN-101876944544
ISBN-13978-1876944544
Publication Date09/01/2007
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About Hazel Edwards (Author) : Australian author who writes in various genres and age groups. Her memoir 'Not Just a Piece of Cake:Being an Author ' explores physical & cultural risks of a longterm workstyle when you also have a f... more
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About Meegan Parkee (Illustrator) : Meegan Parkee is a published illustrator. A published credit of Meegan Parkee is Antarctic Close-up.
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3/20/2009 Hazel Edwards said:
Based on the telescope from the Mawson Antarctic expedition, this is part of the Making Tracks innovative history series from The Australian National Museum Press. Each story is based on a piece of historic memorabilia. Discussion notes , activities and how it was researched at www.hazeledwards.co... more

tags: I wrote, author Hazel Edwards, Mawson, expeditions, easy reading, Antarctica, Australian Antarctic expeditions

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