| Shackleton's Stowaway Contributor(s): McKernan, Victoria (Author) |
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ISBN: 0440419840 ISBN-13: 9780440419846 Publisher: Laurel Leaf Library OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: On October 26, 1914, Ernest Shackleton's Endurance set sail from Buenos Aires in pursuit of the last unclaimed prize in exploration: the crossing of the Antarctic continent. The crew stood on deck to watch the city fade away. All but one. Eighteen-year-old Perce Blackborow hid below in a locker. But the thrill of stowing away with the legendary explorer would soon turn to fear. Within months, the Endurance, trapped and crushed by ice, sank. And even Perce, the youngest member of the stranded crew, knew there was no hope of rescue. If the men were to survive in the most hostile place on earth, they would have to do it on their own. Victoria McKernan deftly weaves the hard-to-fathom facts of this famous voyage into an epic, edge-of-your-seat survival novel. "From the Hardcover edition." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - Exploration & Discovery - Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 740 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 4.24" W x 6.9" (0.36 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 86105 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On October 26, 1914, Ernest Shackleton's Endurance set sail from Buenos Aires in pursuit of the last unclaimed prize in exploration: the crossing of the Antarctic continent. The crew stood on deck to watch the city fade away. All but one. Eighteen-year-old Perce Blackborow hid below in a locker. But the thrill of stowing away with the legendary explorer would soon turn to fear. Within months, the Endurance, trapped and crushed by ice, sank. And even Perce, the youngest member of the stranded crew, knew there was no hope of rescue. If the men were to survive in the most hostile place on earth, they would have to do it on their own. Victoria McKernan deftly weaves the hard-to-fathom facts of this famous voyage into an epic, edge-of-your-seat survival novel. |