3 Have you ever wondered what the coldest place on Earth is like The coldest place on Earth is Antarctica a large ice-covered continent at the southernmost point on the planet It is believed that no person set foot in Antarctica until 1895 The first human-landing there is thought to be Henryk Bull with a party from a whaling ship In 1935 the first woman set foot there Her name was Catherine Mikkelson the wife of a Norwegian whaling captain The South Pole was first reached by a Norwegian named Roald Amundsen in 1911 Now turn the page open your mind and imagine you’re on a discovery to this icy land Table of Contents Exploration Begins 4 Fact File 26 Words to Keep 31 Learn More at the Library 32 Index 32
Clink Clank Clunk Cool ice cubes dropped into Nora’s cup One by one they stacked to the top 4
Watch out her father said Your drink will freeze That should be plenty of ice You can never have enough ice Nora said with a smile She loved cold things Cold water cold weather even cold pizza 5
