In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton set out with his crew aboard the ship the Endurance . He wanted to sail to Antarctica, but 100 miles from the South Pole, the Endurance became trapped in a sea of ice. Against all odds, Shackleton undertook a journey that led to the rescue of this crew after almost two years of nail-biting survival. Based on a true story!
Monica Kulling was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She received a BA in creative writing from the University of Victoria. Monica Kulling has published twenty-six fiction and nonfiction books for children, including picture books, poetry, and biographies. She is best known for introducing biography to children just learning to read and has written about Harriet Tubman, Houdini, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Amelia Earhart among others. Monica Kulling lives in Toronto, Canada.
Genre: Historical Fiction Grade: 3-5 A very interesting booking going into the history of some awesome explorations! I would use this as a learning tool in my class to help students in history units focused on this topic.
This is a good book for young readers to learn a little about history. The reader will learn about the journey and also the hardships of the passengers.