1874-1922

Introduces the science behind Shackleton's epic Antarctic journey, and discusses how weather patterns determined the fate of Shackleton's ship, the Endurance, and how the crew used their few resources to survive on the ice.

"[In graphic novel format,] follow the story of Ernest Shackleton and the crew of the Endurance"--.

A memoir in which Sir Ernest Shackleton provides a personal account of his expedition to Antarctica in 1914, a voyage that resulted in disaster when his ship, the Endurance, became locked in sea ice and was stranded for nine months before being crushed.

Excited to give his report on explorer Ernest Shackleton in school, and frustrated by a monstrous snowstorm that has left his family and city snowbound, a boy imagines himself on a voyage where he and his crew (his family) are trapped by the ice, just like his favorite explorer and the ship, Endurance.

An illustrated look at the life of Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.

"A group of sled dogs must race to survive during a perilous journey across Antarctica"--Provided by publisher.

A fictionalized account of the adventures of eighteen-year-old Perce Blackborow, who stowed away for the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition and, after their ship Endurance was crushed by ice, endured many hardships, including the loss of his toes to frostbite, during the nearly two-year return journey across sea and ice.

"Could you survive being stranded in the Antarctic? Ernest Shackleton: Survival in the Antarctic in the True Survival series explores Shackleton's shocking survival story. The book is written with a high interest level and lower level of complexity to serve more mature students reading at lower levels. Clear visuals, colorful photographs (including images of the survivors!), and considerate text help with comprehension and wild facts hold the readers' interest from the first page to the last. A table of contents, glossary, and index all enhance comprehension and vocabulary"--From the publisher's web site.

Illustrations and simple text teach young readers about Ernest Shackleton's expedition to Antarctica in 1912.

Tells the story of the shipwreck of the "Endurance" in a sea of ice en route to Antarctica, and the amazing survival of all twenty-eight members of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton.