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.
One of many variations of a forecastle chantey created about 1837 by an unknown sailor and named after the bow section of the ship where sailors sometimes bunked or relaxed.
After feeding two starving beggars, an old Russian soldier receives a magical flour sack and deck of playing cards which help him to remove some pesky devils from the Tsar's palace.
An alphabet book that contains black-and-white illustrations that showcase aspects of naturalist Henry David Thoreau's time at Walden Pond in New England, with discussion of how things have changed over the years.
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.
As the seasons roll by, all the members of Hannah's family, Grandma, Grandpa, Father, Mother, and little Tobias, engage in activities on their farm in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts.
