Trapped by the Ice!: Shackleton's Amazing Antarctic Adventure -- Michael McCurdy, Paperback

Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, the expedition ship, the Endurance, was finally crushed and Shackleton and his men made the very long and perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land.

Author: Michael McCurdy
Publisher: Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
Published: 05/01/2002
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 8.98h x 10.52w x 0.11d
ISBN: 9780802776334
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 65486 / Trapped by the Ice! Shackleton's Amazing Antarctic Adventure

About the Author

Michael McCurdy is the illustrator of Walker & Company's The Signers and the author/illustrator of Trapped by the Ice, CBC-NCSS Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. He has illustrated more than 150 books and has twice received the New York Times Best Illustrated Books award. Michael lives in western Massachusetts.