The Last Cold Place: A Field Season Studying Penguins in Antarctica de Gracia Naira
The Last Cold Place: A Field Season Studying Penguins in Antarctica de Gracia Naira Lab Girl meets Why Fish Don't Exist in this "compelling blend of memoir, environmental writing, and scientific…
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The Last Cold Place: A Field Season Studying Penguins in Antarctica de Gracia Naira
Lab Girl meets Why Fish Don't Exist in this "compelling blend of memoir, environmental writing, and scientific exploration" (Kirkus Reviews) from a young scientist studying penguins in Antarctica--a firsthand account of the beauty and brutality of this remote climate, the direct effects of climate change on animals, and the challenges of fieldwork.Offering a dramatic, captivating window into a once-in-a-lifetime experience, The Last Cold Place details Naira de Gracia's time living and working in a remote outpost in Antarctica alongside seals, penguins, and a small crew of fellow field workers. In one of the most inhospitable environments in the world (for humans, anyway), Naira follows a generation of chinstrap penguins from their parents' return to shore to build nests from pebbles until the chicks themselves are old enough to head out to