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Black Whiteness

Publication Information
Author:  Burleigh, Robert Illustrator:  Krudop, Walter
Title:  Black Whiteness Date:  1998
Publisher:  Atheneum City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-689-81299-X ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    biography and autobiography, diaries and journals, nonfiction

HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies| science

Summary:
During the several months Admiral Richard Byrd spent alone in Antarctica in 1934, he nearly dies of carbon monoxide poisoning before he is rescued. The poetic language, line lengths, and diary excerpts give an intensity and truthfulness to the story.

Teaching Ideas:
Teachers and/or students may want to consult the web sites below and Byrd's book Alone for more information. The book could be used in a text set on explorers supplemented with web site materials about expeditions to the South Pole. Why do explorers undergo such hardships? Byrd's ability to solve problems is an interesting discussion and writing topic. Students can investigate carbon monoxide poisoning using the listed web sites. web sites: www.south-pole.com/, www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/AboutByrd/AboutByrd.html, www.lunguse.org/air/carbon_factsheet99.html, www.homesafe.com/coalert/index.html

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > determination/perseverance
bullet Hardships > problem solving
bullet Science > meteorology > weather > seasons
bullet Science > meteorology
bullet Work
bullet Geography > locations > continents/regions > Antarctica
bullet History > topic > exploration > explorers > Byrd, Admiral Richard


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