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Bound by Ice: A True North Pole Survival Story
Contributor(s): Wallace, Sandra Neil (Author), Wallace, Rich (Author)
ISBN: 1629794287     ISBN-13: 9781629794280
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
OUR PRICE:   $15.26  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 2017
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Exploration & Discovery
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Adventure & Adventurers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Polar Regions
Dewey: 910.091
LCCN: 2017937776
Lexile Measure: 1050
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.1 lbs) 192 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 194853
Reading Level: 7.2   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 5.0
 
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Publisher Description:

A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book

This thrilling and terrifying true story of the 1879 search for the North Pole follows the frightening fates of the USS Jeannette crew as disaster strikes -- and the men battle to survive two years bound by ice.

In the years following the Civil War, Arctic fever gripped the American public, fueled by myths of a fertile, tropical sea at the top of the world. Bound by Ice follows the journey of George Washington De Long and the crew of the USS Jeannette, who departed San Francisco in the summer of 1879 hoping to find a route to the North Pole. However, in mid-September the ship became locked in ice north of Siberia and drifted for nearly two years before it was crushed by ice and sank. De Long and his men escaped the ship and began a treacherous journey in extreme polar conditions in an attempt to reach civilization. Many--including De Long--did not survive.

This true story for middle graders keeps readers on the edge of their seats to the very end. Includes excerpts from De Long's extensive journals, which were recovered with his body; newspapers from the time; and photos and sketches by the men on the expedition.