My Antarctica
True Adventures in the Land of Mummified Seals, Space Robots, and So Much More
by G. Neri
illustrated by Corban Wilkin
Candlewick Press, 2024. 94 pages.
Review written February 21, 2025, from a library book.
Starred Review
2024 Cybils Award Winner, Elementary Nonfiction
What would it be like to travel to Antarctica? This children’s author got a grant from the National Science Foundation to do just that, and this book shows you his journey.
The highlight is the photographs. The large format highlights them and the otherworldly landscape. The illustrator has added a cartoon character of the author on most pages.
Of course, along the way, he tells the reader about the amazing science work being done in Antarctica. And he answers curious questions such as “What is a mummy seal?” “Is Antarctica really a desert?” and “Did that pickax really belong to Shackleton?”
So we do pick up lots of amazing facts, but mostly it’s the story of what it’s like to go to Antarctica – and I have a feeling it’s going to inspire many kids to follow in his footsteps some day.
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