Laura Gladstone is a scientist. She works in Antarctica. Antarctica is a place at the bottom of the world. Do you know what it is like there?
It is cold. Laura needed warm clothes to work there.
It is too cold to grow food. There are no stores there. Planes bring food to the scientists.
One day, the scientists made ice cream by mixing milk and water. Then they left the bowls outside. The ice cream froze!
The scientists have to save water and fuel. They can only take a few short showers a week.
Laura wore pants, a sweatshirt, and a hat to sleep. She used three blankets and her coat to keep warm!
It doesn’t get dark at night in the summer there. The sun never sets. So Laura wore a mask over her eyes. The mask kept out the sunlight.
The scientists work hard. But they have fun, too. Every year they have a race around the South Pole.
Laura worked at the South Pole. There aren’t any animals there. So Laura’s stuffed penguin, PJ, kept her company.
Laura liked working in Antarctica. Would you like to work there someday?

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