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Ice Trap! (Paperback)
Meredith Hooper; Illustrated by M. P Robertson
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R241
R200
Discovery Miles 2 000
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An amazing tale of heroism and ingenuity, this dramatic picture
book tells the story of Sir Ernest Shackleton's incredible
adventure in the heroic age of Antarctic exploration. August, 1914:
Shackleton sets off from England with a team of explorers to walk
across the Antarctic and study the icy depths of this little-known
and forbidding continent. Sailing through some of the most perilous
seas, the Endurance becomes trapped in the deadly pack ice of the
Weddell Sea. When the Endurance is eventually crushed between the
vast bulk of two floating icebergs, the men are forced to abandon
ship and make the dangerous journey across the crushing sea in
lifeboats. They reach relative safety on the uninhabited Elephant
Island, but an even greater peril faces Shackleton and five other
members of the crew... An incredible real-life story of
perseverance, resilience and cooperation in the face of adversity,
Ice Trap! makes Shackleton's most perilous expedition accessible to
a new generation of readers. As we approach the 100th anniversary
of Shackleton's death, keep his legacy alive with this exciting and
beautifully illustrated telling of his boldest journey.
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Tom Crean's Rabbit (Paperback)
Meredith Hooper; Illustrated by Bert Kitchen
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R238
R198
Discovery Miles 1 980
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It's very cold in Antarctica, and the "Terra Nova is crowded with
both men and animals. Tom the sailor is looking for a quiet and
cozy place for his pet rabbit to have her babies. From high in the
rigging to down in the hold, the crewman takes readers all through
the ship while he searches for a spot where his rabbit can make her
nest.
Based on the diaries of men who sailed to the South Pole on board
the "Terra Nova in 1910 with Captain Robert Falcon Scott, "Tom
Crean's Rabbit introduces the historic voyage to young readers.
Kitchen's stunning illustrations capture the magnificence of the
Antarctic landscape and notes in the back of the book provide more
information about the expedition and detail the adventures of the
book's hero.
Where do pebbles come from? How were they made? This book tells the
story of a pebble, from its origins in a fiery volcano 480 million
years ago to a busy, modern landscape. Readers follow the processes
of rock formation and erosion that create new pebbles all over the
world.
Scott's 'Northern Party' played an important role in his iconic
last expedition, but how did they survive? Their tents were torn,
their food was nearly finished and the ship had failed to pick them
up as winter approached. Stranded and desperate, the six men dug
out an ice cave with no room to stand upright. Circumstances forced
them closer together and somehow they made it through the longest
winter. Working from diaries, journals and letters written by
expedition members, Meredith Hooper tells the intensely human story
of Scott's other expedition.
Through the eyes of the men involved, Meredith Hooper recounts one
of the greatest tales of adventure and endurance, which has often
been overshadowed by the tragedy that befell Scott. Their tents
were torn, their food was nearly finished, and the ship had failed
to pick up the members of Scott's Northern Party as planned.
Gale-force winds blew, bitter with the cold of approaching winter.
Stranded and desperate, Lieutenant Victor Campbell and his five
companions faced disaster. They burrowed inside a snowdrift,
digging an ice cave with no room to stand upright, but space for
six sleeping bags on the floor--the three officers on one side, the
three seamen on the other. Circumstances forced them closer
together, their roles blurred, and a shared sense of reality
emerged. This mutual suffering made them indivisible and somehow
they made it through the longest winter. To the south, the men
waiting at headquarters knew that Scott and his Polar party must be
dead and hoped that another six lives would not be added to the
death toll. Working from diaries, journals, and letters written by
expedition members, Meredith Hooper tells the intensely human story
of Scott's other expedition.
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