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Presents an historical narrative on the British Antarctic expedition in 1908 of Ernest Shackleton and the crew of the "Nimrod," who became the first to reach the South Pole and chronicles their achievements as they traveled across hundreds of miles of frozen wilderness.

Provides an account of the Shackleton expedition of 1914, during which explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew of twenty-seven set out to cross the Antarctic continent on foot, only to have their ship, Endurance, break up eighty-five miles short of their destination, leaving them stranded for close to two years. Includes a photographic record of the adventure.

Profiles three important figures in the history of science: Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, and Louis Pasteur.

Presents a humorous account of what it might have been like to sail with Sir Francis Drake on a voyage to find the North West Passage to the Spice Islands in 1577--and raid a few Spanish ships along the way.

A biography of physicist Sir Isaac Newton, who invented calculus, discovered a law of gravity, and made other significant scientific discoveries in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

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

Life of British scientist Isaac Newton, discussing his discoveries and the era in which he lived.

Harry Newton, descendent of Isaac Newton, puts his famous ancestor's discoveries about the laws of motion into practice as he goes through his daily activities.

A biography of Edmund Hillary, whose love of snow, mountains, and the outdoor life culminated in his conquering the highest peak in the world.