Seymour Simon's Extreme Earth Records
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Seymour Simon
Seymour Simon has been called “the dean of the [children’s science book] field” by the New York Times. He has written more than 300 books for young readers and has received the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Lifetime Achievement Award for his lasting contribution to children’s science literature, the Science Books & Films Key Award for Excellence in Science Books, the Empire State Award for excellence in literature for young people, and the Educational Paperback Association Jeremiah Ludington Award. He and his wife, Liz, live in Columbia County in Upstate New York. You can visit him online at www.seymoursimon.com, where students can post on the “Seymour Science Blog” and educators can download a free four-page teacher guide to accompany this book, putting it in context with Common Core objectives. Join the growing legion of @seymoursimon fans on Twitter!
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Seymour Simon's Extreme Earth Records - Seymour Simon
By Semour Simon
To Liz Nealon with love. My companion, collaborator, and wife who helped create this book. —S.S
Introduction
Our planet is full of such surprising records and facts. As a kid I loved learning about them—from the tallest mountains to the deepest seas, the coldest winters to the hottest summers, and the rainiest forests to the driest deserts, earth's records and extremes always fascinated me. I'm still interested in those facts, and I want to share with you what it feels like to be in those places.
When I was in second grade in an elementary school in the Bronx, I wrote my first book, Space Monsters, about crossing the galaxy to discover the strange life-forms found on distant planets. I even drew space monsters
for my fellow classmates! Of course, my book was fiction and I used my imagination, but now my books are about real things. Seymour Simon's Extreme Earth Records is non-fiction, based in fact, but you can still use your own imagination! As you're reading I hope you're imagining what it would be like to experience these extremes. You don't have to travel to the farthest reaches of our galaxy for adventure! You can find it right here in your own backyard: Earth.
I'm just as excited writing this book as I was writing fiction about monsters on distant planets in second grade. Perhaps more so, because there is something thrilling about knowing that what you read about is real! I think you'll agree. So come along with me and let's explore the outer limits of our own planet in Seymour Simon's Extreme Earth Records.
—Seymour Simon
The Coldest
Place on Earth
When you step off the plane onto the rocky ice, you will immediately struggle with challenges that will last anywhere from one to eight weeks, as you acclimate yourself to the coldest place on Earth, Vostok Research Station in Antarctica.
During this time you suffer from pounding headaches, painful earaches, and constant nosebleeds. Your eyes twitch and you vomit—a lot. You find yourself short of breath and feel as if you're suffocating due to the lack of oxygen. You can't sleep because of all your discomforts. Your blood pressure rises and you have painful cramps in your arms and legs. Sounds like a perfect vacation from school, doesn't it?
Vostok Station is a lonely, windblown outpost 621 miles (1,000 kilo-meters) from the South Pole. It holds the record for the lowest