{"product_id":"where-the-earth-meets-the-sky","title":"Where the Earth Meets the Sky: A study of penguins, people and place in Antarctica | Louise K Blight","description":"        \u003c!-- more --\u003e\n        \u003c!--Start tab labels--\u003e\n        \u003cul class=\"tabs kaikora-description-tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab1\"\u003eSummary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab2\"\u003eAuthor Description\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"#tab3\"\u003eSpecs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n        \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n        \u003c!--Start tab content--\u003e\n        \u003cul class=\"tabs-content kaikora-description-tabs-content\"\u003e\n  \u003cli id=\"tab1\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stunning work of natural history, science, and polar travelogue, Where the Earth Meets the Sky is a chronicle of one conservation biologist's time in Antarctica, the most isolated place on the planet. Antarctica is the coldest, windiest and most inaccessible part of our planet-and now one of the places most affected by climate change. In this moving narrative, conservation biologist Louise K. Blight recounts her summer studying Adelie penguins. On isolated Ross Island, from which legendary explorers Sir Ernest Shackleton and Robert Falcon Scott attempted the South Pole, Louise and pioneering penguin biologist David Ainley document how the region's penguins are being affected by the world's largest-ever iceberg. The iceberg's impact is geological in scope and life-changing for the tens of thousands of breeding penguins rushing to mate and rear their young. Surrounded by the hypnotic splendour of Antarctica's landscape, Louise and David record details of penguin courtship, incubation, and chick-rearing against a backdrop of the mental and emotional impacts of extreme weather, ongoing isolation and twenty-four hours of daylight. Interwoven with stories of early explorers and modern-day Antarcticans, Louise poetically conveys the isolation and the endless silence that ultimately allows her to explore the grief that has lingered since the untimely deaths of her father and sister. Blending polar travelogue, science and natural history, this is a story about a female scientist navigating Antarctica's extreme conditions and quirky human subculture. It is a story about how the world's most unforgiving environment has shaped the psyches of Antarctica's human visitors, past and present-and how nature can heal the human soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n  \u003cli id=\"tab2\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eLouise K. Blight is a conservation scientist with a PhD in zoology from the University of British Columbia. An adjunct professor at the University of Victoria's School of Environmental Studies, she is also co-chair of the birds specialist group of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada, the expert national body that assesses threatened species. Louise lives on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, with her partner, their dog, and two indoor cats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n  \u003cli id=\"tab3\"\u003e\u003ctable class=\"kaikora-description-table\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" class=\"kaikora-description-table__section-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781761357435\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePENGUIN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprint\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePenguin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight (g)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e0.43\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 April 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 April 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Type\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ebooks\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\" class=\"kaikora-description-table__section-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOther Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLouise K Blight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBind\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFor more information on our shipping policy follow \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/folders.co.nz\/pages\/delivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ethis link\u003c\/a\u003e and for our returns policy \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/folders.co.nz\/pages\/online-returns-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eclick here.\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n        \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c!--kaikora_description--\u003e\n        ","brand":"United Books Distributors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49810387861741,"sku":"9781761357435","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0541\/2565\/8281\/files\/Where_the_Earth_Meets_the_Sky_9345372717293_1.jpg?v=1776831939","url":"https:\/\/marstonmoor.co.nz\/products\/where-the-earth-meets-the-sky","provider":"Marston Moor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}