Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey

by Nick Bertozzi

Book Overview

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Ernest Shackleton was one of the last great Antarctic explorers, and he led one of the most ambitious Antarctic expeditions ever undertaken. This is his story, and the story of the dozens of men who threw in their lot with him - many of whom nearly died in the unimaginably harsh conditions of the journey. It's an astonishing feat - and was unprecedented at the time - that all the men in the expedition survived...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596434511
• ISBN13: 9781596434516
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: First Second
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 12 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 7 to Postsecondary