My Antarctica: True Adventures in the Land of Mummified Seals, Space Robots, and So Much More by Corban Wilkin, G. Neri
Published by Candlewick Press on March 5, 2024
ISBN: 1536223328
Genres: Biography/Autobiography, Non-Fiction
Format: Picture Book Nonfiction
Source: MSL Book Review
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Think Rick Steeves visits Antarctica … but replace Rick with Gregory Neri. Fulfilling a childhood dream, adult Neri had a chance to realize his ambitions by taking a grant-funded trip to Antarctica in 2017. Along with other artists and writers, he joined researchers (“mostly white, but I see a few folks of color like me”) living and working at McMurdo Station. Illustrated with exceptional photos, which Wilkin enhances with superimposed cartoon images, that capture the essence of the place. The author’s caricature looks on as scientists engage in a range of projects, meets penguins, surveys a photo gallery of outdoor toilets, and informs what life is like at the South Pole. Maps, galleries of rugged vehicles and outerwear, and multiple lists are included.  A great book for anyone to experience what it might be like to visit Antarctica. Extensive notes (10 pages) at the end of the book.

Barb Rehmeyer, Liberty Library