Ponko and the South Pole

by JanOrmerod (Illustrator), Meredith Hooper (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2004

  $12.32

  This delightful story follows Ponko the Penguin and his friend Joey Bear as they stow away on a sledge to take part in the Great Expedition to the South Pole, munching expedition biscuits and chocolate raisins as they go. Disaster strikes when they fall off the sledge and it looks like the pair will never reach the South Pole. But then Sid Skua comes to the rescue. Based on the real toy penguin Ponko, who belonged to Antarctic explorer and photographer Herbert Ponting, this is a beautifully crafted picture book that will enchant young readers.

• Used

  Hardcover
  2003

  $3.65

  Can you imagine life without CDs and videos, without television and radio? Over 100 years ago, none of these things existed, but then Thomas Edison invented a machine that would change the world. This is the story of a scientific genius and how he recorded sound for the first time.