"Scientists known as Antarctic researchers brave extremely cold temperatures and bitter winds in order to study a place most people will never visit. Readers travel along with these adventurous scientists as detailed main text, a helpful graphic organizer, and fun fact boxes explore various aspects of this fascinating career. Full-color photographs and real-world stories of Antarctic researchers keep readers engaged as they learn. The exciting, career-focused text is designed to reflect all areas of STEM: science, technology, engineering, and math"--Provided by the publisher.

Includes index. Includes glossary.

A cool career -- A frozen continent -- The world's coldest desert -- Many kinds of research -- Researching climate change -- Antarctic wildlife -- Astronomy in Antarctica -- Antarctica rocks! -- Research stations -- At home on the base -- A day in the life -- Becoming an Antarctic researcher -- Extreme science.