About this title: Armstrong brings to life the incredible true story of the ill-fated Antarctic expedition of Ernest Shackleton and the crew of the "Endurance". "Armstrong's absorbing storytelling, illustrated with dramatic black-and-white photographs, makes this an enthralling adventure".--"Publishers Weekly".
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780375810497ISBN:0375810498
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Moderate wear on Cover/Interior Pages. (W3) Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 144 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Young adult. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780375810497ISBN:0375810498
Description: Acceptable. Back/ Front cover is folded. Back/Front cover has minor tearing or ripping. Well used. Still readable but not for the collector. All orders processed within 2 business days. Ships from Foxboro MA. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780375810497ISBN:0375810498
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780375810497ISBN:0375810498
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Binding: Unknown Binding
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780439109925ISBN:0439109922
Description: Near Fine; All pages and binding are intact. Book may have normal shelf wear with some writing inside. All books shipped from a smoke free home. 0439109922. 134 pages. read more
Edition: 1st Pbk. Ed
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
Date Published: 2000-09-12
ISBN-13:9780375810497ISBN:0375810498
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Binding: Audiobook cassette
Publisher: Audio Bookshelf
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781883332396ISBN:1883332397
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Ex-Library book-on-tape with stickers and stampings. Clamshell has some typical wear. (W4) 4 cassettes. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Description: Good. Purchasing this book supports the King County Library System Foundation. Thriftbooks and KCLSF have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Purchasing this book supports the King County Library System Foundation. Thriftbooks and KCLSF have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
"Both teens and adults who are drawn to true stories of adventure will enjoy this extremely well-written non-fiction book about the ill-fated 1915 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, led by Sir Ernest Shakleton. Jennifer Armstrong made use of exhaustive research to write a detailed account of the British team's adventures, enabling readers to feel as though they had lived through the harrowing experience themselves. She expertly weaves scientific facts such as the anatomy of an iceberg and the geography and weather of Antarctica with journal entries and narrative to tell the account of the ship's capture in the ice, leaving the team of scientists and adventurers trapped for over a year. Eventually the ship is crushed to pieces, and the men are stranded far from civilization. Armstrong announces in the prologue that every man survived, and the reader travels through the account searching for how they returned to safety. A must read."
"This was my second reading of this book, but I still enjoyed it. Something I noticed on the second read was how important and influential the photographs were to the overall story. In the beginning when the plot was less complex, there were more pictures introducing the characters and showing how relaxed and simple life was despite the dangerous journey ahead of them. The photographs really enhanced the story. As the plot became more complex, the photos became less, as if Armstrong was reluctant in giving the story away. In this case, the powerful writing enhanced the story the most. But whether I was struck by the amazing pictures or sucked in by the words, I couldn't put the book down."
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World tells the story of a sea voyage in the early 1900s of the ship, Endurance, and its crew members as they venture out to explore the freezing ice covered continent of Antarctica. Author Jennifer Armstrong begins the story giving personal information about the crew and their captain, Shackleton. She gives details about their journey right from Captain Shackleton's own journal as well as the journals of other crew members. Pictures taken during the journey are frequent throughout the book as visual source of proof that this actually did occur. After several months into its journey the ship gets stuck in the frozen ocean which leads to the shipwreck suggested in the title. After losing the ship the crew is forced to live in conditions where temperatures are often 100 degrees below 0 Fahrenheit. They survive on dogs, seals, and penguins all the while trying to protect themselves from killer whales. In the end all crew members survive the painful and life threatening shipwreck which lasts almost two years.
This was probably the best non-fiction book that I have ever read. Armstrong tells the story in a literary manner which keeps readers on the edge of their seats. She shares personal details about the crew which make readers feel a connection to the men they read about. The pictures totally enhance the story reminding that all she tells about really did happen. I only skipped over a few words here and there as sometimes it was almost too descriptive. It was fun to learn about the conditions of Antarctica and the events of this long journey through a book that almost felt like fiction. I definitely recommend it as a worthwhile and entertaining read."
"Nonfiction/ Shipwreck/ Adventure/ Action/ A Manly Tale
I'm surprised by how high the ratings for this book are, just like I was surprised by the many awards it was granted. I love nonfiction, and the story accounted in Shipwreck is fascinating, but the book did not do it for me. Following Shackleton and his team down to the bitter Antarctic, Armstrong records some of their trials and their eventual rescue in her short, Young Adult nonfiction book.
But was this a Young Adult book? Though this is aimed at Young Adults, I would have felt this was an insult to my intelligence by the time I was thirteen or fourteen. While I loved the pictures and the story, I felt that Armstrong wrote too young for a Young Adult audience. That being said, she made me want to know more about the Endurance, which is really what Young Adult nonfiction is aiming for. This is an excellent book for children's nonfiction, but I'd advise a teenager to skip it and find a more adult account written about this life-changing tale."
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