Trapped by the Ice! : Shackleton's Amazing Antarctic Adventure by Michael McCurdy (2002, Trade Paperback) online kaufen

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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-100802776337

ISBN-139780802776334

eBay Product ID (ePID)2218068

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Book TitleTrapped by the Ice! : Shackleton's Amazing Antarctic Adventure

Number of Pages40 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2002

TopicPolar Regions, Adventure & Adventurers, History / Exploration & Discovery, Adventurers & Explorers, People & Places / Polar Regions

IllustratorMccurdy, Michael, Yes

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorMichael Mccurdy

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight6.6 Oz

Item Length10.6 in

Item Width9 in

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Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

Reviews"Michael McCurdy's plain-spoken text and understated pale palette of blues, lavenders and greens suit his story.... McCurdy captures not only the elemental fears but the daily grubbiness of the adventure." -- The New York Times Book Review, Rebecca Pepper Sinkler " A dramatic introduction to Ernest Shackleton's Trans-Atlantic Expedition; brought to a chilling halt when their ship, Endurance, was irrevocably gripped by the Weddell ice pack. Most will find the account gripping and will want to know more about this awesome journey under appalling conditions." -- School Library Journal, A dramatic introduction to Ernest Shackleton's Trans-Atlantic Expedition; brought to a chilling halt when their ship, Endurance, was irrevocably gripped by the Weddell ice pack. Most will find the account gripping and will want to know more about this awesome journey under appalling conditions., Michael McCurdy's plain-spoken text and understated pale palette of blues, lavenders and greens suit his story.... McCurdy captures not only the elemental fears but the daily grubbiness of the adventure., "Michael McCurdy's plain-spoken text and understated pale palette of blues, lavenders and greens suit his story.... McCurdy captures not only the elemental fears but the daily grubbiness of the adventure." - The New York Times Book Review , Rebecca Pepper Sinkler " A dramatic introduction to Ernest Shackleton's Trans-Atlantic Expedition; brought to a chilling halt when their ship, Endurance, was irrevocably gripped by the Weddell ice pack. Most will find the account gripping and will want to know more about this awesome journey under appalling conditions."- School Library Journal, "Michael McCurdy's plain-spoken text and understated pale palette of blues, lavenders and greens suit his story.... McCurdy captures not only the elemental fears but the daily grubbiness of the adventure." -The New York Times Book Review, Rebecca Pepper Sinkler " A dramatic introduction to Ernest Shackleton's Trans-Atlantic Expedition; brought to a chilling halt when their ship, Endurance, was irrevocably gripped by the Weddell ice pack. Most will find the account gripping and will want to know more about this awesome journey under appalling conditions."-School Library Journal

Grade FromSecond Grade

Grade ToFourth Grade

Dewey Decimal919.9804/092

SynopsisDescribes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, the expedition ship, the Endurance, was finally crushed and Shackleton and his men made the very long and perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land.