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Greely Expedition's fatal quest for Farthest North [Deadly Expeditions]by Golkar, Golriz 

Paperback(Capstone Press, 2023)


Publication Date: 01/01/2023

BTSB #: 384862 Available

Dewey: 919.8904/NAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.6 MG Lexile: 530 GN F&P: X

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Subjects: Greely, A. W.|q(Adolphus Washington),|d1844-1935 - Travel - Arctic regions Lady Franklin Bay Expedition|d(1881-1884) Scientific expeditions - Antarctica - History|y20th century Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc. - Arctic regions - History Antarctica - Exploration - British Arctic regions - Exploration Arctic Ocean - Exploration

Summary: In 1881, U.S. Army Lieutenant Adolphus Greely and his crew set sail for the Arctic. Their mission was to collect scientific data on the polar climate. They also had a second, secret goal: to achieve Farthest North, the record for highest latitude reached by explorers. But when resupply ships failed to arrive two years in a row, the team's dreams of glory turned into a nightmarish fight for survival in one of the most remote and harshest regions in the world. In graphic novel format.

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Indestructible Tom Crean : heroic explorer of the Antarctic by Thermes, Jennifer 

BTSB Prebound(Viking, 2023)


Publication Date: 02/24/2024

BTSB #: 878768 Available

Dewey: 919.8904/BAges: 6-9   
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Subjects: Crean, Tom,|d1877-1938 Scott, Robert Falcon,|d1868-1912 Shackleton, Ernest Henry, - Sir,|d1874-1922 British National Antarctic Expedition|d(1901-1904) British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition|d(1910-1913) Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition|d(1914-1917) Explorers - Ireland - Biography Sailors - Ireland - Biography Antarctica - Exploration - British

Summary: Reveals the incredible true stories of Crean's adventures on the Discovery, Terra Nova, and Endurance expeditions. When the Endurance becomes trapped in the frozen sea and sinks, it is up to Crean and several others to go for help.

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Science on Shackleton's expedition [Science of history]by Enz, Tammy 

BTSB Prebound(Capstone Press, 2022)


Publication Date: 08/15/2021

BTSB #: 312054 Available

Dewey: 919.8904/NAges: 7-11   
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Subjects: Shackleton, Ernest Henry, - Sir,|d1874-1922 Endurance (Ship) Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition|d(1914-1917) Scientific expeditions - Antarctica - History|y20th century Explorers Voyages and travels Survival skills Rescue work Antarctica - Exploration - British

Summary: Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton led an expedition across Antarctica in 1914. Learn how weather patterns affected the explorer in Antarctica. Find out the science behind Shackleton's ship, The Endurance, and discover how modern technology is being used to find out even more about this adventure more than 100 years later.

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