THE WORLD OF ADVENTURE Ann's photo of polar bears on her trip to the North Pole. Many of Ann McGovern's adventurous travels around the world are the inspiration for her books.  Playing With Penguins and Other Adventures in Antarctica. Illustrated with photographs by Ann McGovern. Additional photos by Colin Monteath. Scholastic paperback. A young girl's diary of her exciting trip with her grandmother to Antarctica, the coldest, windiest place in the world. Will the ship be able to crunch through the thickening ice? Giant waves from storms break over the big ship and everybody gets seasick. She wonders why she ever came but then she sees penguins, seals, penguins, killer whales, and more penguins. Ann captures the excitement of a young girl and combines it with a grandmother's wisdom.  Swimming with Sea Lions and other Adventures in the Galapagos Islands. Illustrated with photographs by Ann McGovern. Scholastic paperback. Dolphins aglow in silver, birds with bright blue feet, playful sea lions, hammerhead sharks -- all the wild creatures of the strange Galapagos, a string of islands off the coast of Ecuador in South America. In diary form, a young girl writes about her adventures with biting fire ants, hiking up a muddy mountain to see the giant tortoises in the wild, and much more. Ann plans to write more books, too, based on her adventures with tigers in India,  polar bears at the North Pole, and swimming with whale sharks in Australia.     Return to Ann McGovern Home Page Send mail to Ann McGovern Updated 10-23-02