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Show “Northwest Passage”is the name given to the icy oceaniclink from the Atlantic to the Pacific across the top of North America. European marinersstarted searchingforit more than 500 years ago, envisioning the Eastern riches they could reach if only they could navigate this supposed shortcut, The most famousofall such expeditions was launched by the British Arctic veteran Sir John Franklinin 1845. It ended in disaster three years later, with Franklin andall of his 128-man crew dead. In Across the Top of the World (Checkmark-Facts On File, $35), James P. Delgado tells the chilling story ofthe questfor the Northwest Passage,from the 16th-century voyages of Martin Frobisher(alsoa failure) to the final success of Roald Amundsen in 1903-06. Delgado’s bookis illustrat- ed with photos, mapsandpaintings and filled with ampledetails, not only about the explorers andtheir vicissitudes but also about such matters as the native Inuit people of the North and the dog teams that worked withthe explorers. The irony is that, now that the passage has been opened to commercialtransit, no oneis quite sure what,if any, benefits will ultimately accrue from it. But somehowthat doesn’t detract from this story of human courageandpersistence. ‘That takes care ofthe top ofthe world. The bottomis described in Antarctic Odyssey:In the Footsteps of the South Polar Explorers, by Graham Collier and Patricia Graham Collier (Carroll & Graf, $35). Words and photos vividly bringalive the present-day inhospitable world first opened up by Amundsen, Ernest Shackleton and the ill-fated Robert Falcon Scott. PARADE MAGAZINE « OCTOBER 31, 1999 PAGE 9 At PETsMART.com, we're providing you with the convenience of shopping America’s largest Pet supply superstore from your home. Nowwe'regiving you savingsthat will make your mouth water(orat least his). And with PETsMART.com's You Sit, We Fetch” home delivery program, you can have your Pet’s every meal delivered when you want. From premium dog food to cat grooming tips, from bird cages to fish supplies, it’s all on PETsMART.com, the Internet Pet superstore. Ve PETSMART.COM The smarter way to shop for your pet.” Shop at www.PETSMART.com save *10” Coa “Beagle’ Teme t=t. |