| Description |
64 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Fighting to survive |
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Fighting to survive (Compass Point Books)
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| Contents |
Introduction -- And then there was one : Douglas Mawson -- Wartime survival : Jan Baalsrud evades the Nazis -- Crash in the arctic : The survivors of Boxtop 22 -- Adrift in the ice : Bob Bartlett and the Karluk crew -- A long Antarctic winter : Victor Campbell and the Eastern Party -- Trapped in the ice : Ernest Shackleton's doomed expedition. |
| Summary |
"What would you do if you were lost somewhere near the North or South poles? Would you survive through the bitter cold, deadly storms, lack of food, and other dangers? Learn the incredible true stories of Ernest Shackleton, Jan Baalsrud, Douglas Mawson, and other daring people who fought to survive in the frozen wasteland." -- Page [4] cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 63) and index. |
| Audience |
940L Lexile |
| Note |
940L Lexile |
| Subject |
Mawson, Douglas, 1882-1958 -- Juvenile literature.
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Bartlett, Bob, 1875-1946 -- Juvenile literature.
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Campbell, Victor, 1875-1956 -- Juvenile literature.
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Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922 -- Juvenile literature.
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Karluk (Ship) -- Juvenile literature.
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Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917) -- Juvenile literature.
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Survival -- Juvenile literature.
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Arctic regions -- Juvenile literature.
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Antarctica -- Juvenile literature.
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| Genre |
Junior literature.
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| ISBN |
9780756564339 (hc.) |
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0756564336 (hc.) |
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9780756565701 (pbk.) |
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0756565707 (pbk.) |
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