Trapped by the Ice!: Shackleton's Amazing Antarctic Adventure by Michael McCurdy

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Condition
Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Publication Date
2002-05-01
Pages
40
ISBN
9780802776334
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
0802776337
ISBN-13
9780802776334
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2218068

Product Key Features

Book Title
Trapped by the Ice! : Shackleton's Amazing Antarctic Adventure
Number of Pages
40 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
Polar Regions, Adventure & Adventurers, History / Exploration & Discovery, Adventurers & Explorers, People & Places / Polar Regions
Illustrator
Mccurdy, Michael, Yes
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Michael Mccurdy
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
6.6 Oz
Item Length
10.6 in
Item Width
9 in

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Intended Audience
Juvenile 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 From
Second Grade
Grade To
Fourth Grade
Dewey Decimal
919.9804/092
Synopsis
Describes 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.

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