| Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey Contributor(s): Bertozzi, Nick (Author), Bertozzi, Nick (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1596434511 ISBN-13: 9781596434516 Publisher: First Second OUR PRICE: $16.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Biography |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 620 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6.06" W x 8.73" (0.44 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 165438 Reading Level: 3.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Ernest Shackleton was one of the last great Antarctic explorers, and he led one of the most ambitious Antarctic expeditions ever undertaken. This is his story, and the story of the dozens of men who threw in their lot with him - many of whom nearly died in the unimaginably harsh conditions of the journey. It's an astonishing feat - and was unprecedented at the time - that all the men in the expedition survived. Shackleton's expedition marked the end of a period of romantic exploration of the Arctic and the Antarctic, and this is as much a book about the encroaching modern world as it is about travel. But Nick Bertozzi has documented this remarkable journey with such wit and fiendish attention to detail that it's impossible not to get caught up in the drama of the voyage. Shackleton is a phenomenal accompaniment to Bertozzi's earlier graphic novel about great explorers, Lewis & Clark. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bertozzi, Nick: - Nick Bertozzi lives in Queens, NY, with his wife and daughters and is the author and artist of many other cartoon stories, among them The Salon, Houdini: The Handcuff King, and First Second's Lewis & Clark. He is a teacher at the School of Visual Arts. |