Antarctica and the Arctic Circle [2 volumes]: A Geographic Encyclopedia of the Earth’s Polar Regions

Antarctica and the Arctic Circle covers a wide range of topics applicable to research in the natural sciences, applied sciences, social sciences, and humanities, making it a useful resource for high school and undergraduate libraries. * Booklist * This two-volume set containing 350 alphabetically ordered entries signed by contributors from many fields is an excellent addition to the field of polar studies. . . . [It] also belongs in libraries of all types that maintain Arctic or Antarctic collections. It also will be of value for homeschoolers with interests concerning the polar regions. Summing Up: Recommended. All students through researchers/faculty; general readers. * Choice * Overall, this is a worthy and information rich work, with very readable entries strongly linked with cross-referencing and additional reference recommendations. The coverage of the topic is excellent, with the writing successfully straddling the tricky divide between factual and engaging for the majority of the entries. The clarity of the text will doubtless allow a wide range of readership to access and engage with the subject area. . . . Antarctica and the Arctic Circle is a reference text that would equally benefit both academic and public libraries where geographic topics are in need of support. For the price it is a densely packed and rich text . . . [it] would be a worthy addition to stock, likely to prove a popular and engaging work across a very broad readership. * Reference Reviews *