| The Lamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called Fish: Based on a True Story Contributor(s): Martin, Jacqueline Briggs (Author) |
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ISBN: 0618548955 ISBN-13: 9780618548958 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2005 Annotation: This is the dramatic story of the Canadian Arctic expedition that set off in 1913 to explore the high north. When the ship "Fish" became icebound, the crew was stranded for 14 months. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Exploration & Discovery - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Canada - Native Canadian |
| Dewey: 919.804 |
| LCCN: 99035303 |
| Lexile Measure: 920 |
| Physical Information: 0.18" H x 8.98" W x 11.02" (0.55 lbs) 48 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 48064 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Lamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called Fish tells the dramatic story of the Canadian Arctic expedition that set off in 1913 to explore the high north. |
Contributor Bio(s): Martin, Jacqueline Briggs: - Jacqueline Briggs Martin is the author of Snowflake Bentley, winner of the 1999 Caldecott Medal, and The Lamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called Fish, an ALA Notable Book, a Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book, Riverbank Review Finalist, Notable Social Studies Trade book and winner of The Golden Kite Award for Illustration. She grew up on a farm in Maine much like the one in this story. She lives in Mt. Vernon, Iowa. |