Four students travel to dry, icy Antarctica to study the Adelie penguins. While there, they learn all about the world's coldest continent. They use what they have learned to make an important rescue by themselves.

"A content-based fiction book"--Cover

The characters: science on ice -- The setting: Antarctica -- Antarctic arrival -- Survival school -- Fifty thousand penguins -- In the rookery -- Whiteout! -- Lost and found -- Read, research, and write -- Extend your reading.