![]() ![]() ‘For thrill-seeking middle school students who love nonfiction adventure stories…the adventures of Scott and his crew don’t disappoint. It is ideal for making young readers aware of the pleasures of long-form non-fiction books. Reviewing the Book Endurance By Alfred Lansing. – New Zealand Review of BooksĪmundsen’s Way is a thoroughly enjoyable and readable story about some very brave people coping with horrific challenges. This book tells the story of the British explorer Ernest Shackletons in 1914, who attempted to reach. While the extensive research underpinning the book is apparent, it is the narrative voice that carries us forward. Joanna Grochowicz’s narrative non-fiction brings to life characters and events without skimping on historical fact. Praise for AMUNDSEN’S WAY & INTO THE WHITE ‘An incredible true story brought to life in a highly readable style.’- Michael Smith, author of Shackleton: By Endurance We Conquer Their aim is to make it home against tremendous odds, with only lifeboats to cross the heavy seas of the South Atlantic – and the life-saving power of Shackleton’s extraordinary leadership skills. To survive, Shackleton and his crew of twenty-seven men must undertake a trial even more extreme than their planned crossing of the frozen continent. In January 1915, his ship, the Endurance, becomes locked in pack ice. In August 1914, Ernest Shackleton and his men set sail for Antarctica, where they plan to cross the last uncharted continent on foot. Endurance : Shackleton's Incredible Voyage to the Antarctic: Lansing, Alfred, Hurley, Frank: 9780297829195: : Books Books History World Buy used: 47. Adrift on the Antarctic pack ice with no means of escape and no hope of rescue, Ernest Shackleton and his men are surely doomed. ![]()
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