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THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO A HEALTHY PLANET, HEALTHY PEOPLE, AND
A HEALTHY CONNECTION BETWEEN EARTH AND ALL ITS BEINGS.
THANK YOU TO MY FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND COLLEAGUES WHO
SUPPORTED AND ENDURED MY YEARS OF FOCUS ON THIS PROJECT. A
SPECIAL THANKS TO DR. TED SCAMBOS, ANTARCTIC SCIENTIST, WHO
HELPED MAKE THIS BOOK POSSIBLE.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Henry, Leilani Raashida, author.
Title: The call of Antarctica : exploring and protecting earth’s coldest continent / Leilani
Raashida Henry.
Description: Minneapolis, MN : Twenty-First Century Books, [2022] | Includes bibliographical
references and index. | Audience: Ages 13–18 | Audience: Grades 10–12 | Summary:
“Author Leilani Raashida Henry, daughter of the first person of African descent to go to
Antarctica, recounts her father’s expedition while educating on the incredible geography,
biodiversity, and history of the continent”— Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020044845 (print) | LCCN 2020044846 (ebook) | ISBN 9781541560956
(library binding) | ISBN 9781728401607 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Antarctica—Juvenile literature. | Antarctica—Discovery and exploration—
Juvenile literature. | Biodiversity—Antarctica—Juvenile literature.
Classification: LCC G863 .H46 2022 (print) | LCC G863 (ebook) | DDC 919.89—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020044845
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020044846
Manufactured in the United States of America
1-46395-47485-6/10/2021
