| Trapped in Antarctica!: Nickolas Flux and the Shackleton Expedition Contributor(s): Yomtov, Nel (Author), Simmons, Mark (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1491422858 ISBN-13: 9781491422854 Publisher: Capstone Press OUR PRICE: $7.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Exploration & Discovery - Juvenile Nonfiction | Adventure & Adventurers - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Polar Regions |
| Dewey: 741.5 |
| LCCN: 2014019813 |
| Lexile Measure: 580 |
| Series: Nickolas Flux History Chronicles |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 5.9" W x 9" (0.20 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Hi Interest/Low Vocabulary - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 170971 Reading Level: 4.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When a spontaneous time leap sends Nickolas Flux back to Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated Endurance Expedition to Antarctica, what's a teenage history buff to do? Try to avoid becoming stranded at the bottom of the world, of course From the crushing of the Endurance by ice to the heroic lifeboat journey to South Georgia Island, Nick must survive one of the most amazing expeditions of the early 1900s. |
Contributor Bio(s): Yomtov, Nel: - Nel Yomtov is a writer of children's nonfiction books and graphic novels. He specializes in writing about history, country studies, science, and biography. His graphic novel adaptation, Jason and the Golden Fleece, published by Stone Arch Books/Capstone was a winner of the 2009 Moonbeam Children's Book Award and the 2011 Lighthouse Literature Award. Nel is an avid American military history buff and has written two additional graphic novels for Capstone, True Stories of World War I and True Stories of the Civil War. He lives in the New York City area. |