Ice Continent: A Story of Antarctica

by Louise Young

A lyrical evocation of how penguins, cod fish, seals, and other animals and plants living near the South Pole respond to the voices of spring.

Genres: Picture Books

27 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1997

About the author

Louise Young has worked as a social worker, fire tower worker and model. At the University of Victoria, she completed two BFAs - one in creative writing and the other in painting. Her stories have appeared in The Malahat Review, The Louisville Review and Prism International, while her play, Hungry Ghosts, won the CBC Playwriting Competition in 1989. Icarus is her first novel. Young lives in Victoria, B.C.

Reviews

[Siskiyou-Suzy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ice Continent: A Story of Antarctica isn't quite as engaging as others of the series. The star of this story is an emperor penguin looking for food for her chick. But the author often neglects to suggest urgency, so the story can drag a bit. And since it is so full of information, some pages barely move the plot along at all. The first page is merely a description of Antarctica.