Shackleton's Journey

Subjects

History Time - blasts from the past
Facts & Information - lists, stats and plenty of facts

Average rating

5 out 5

Winner of the 2015 Kate Greenaway Medal A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2014 Best Children’s Book of 2014, Wall Street Journal Best Children’s Book of 2014, Brain Pickings A 2015 USBBY Outstanding International Book Young, up-and-coming illustrator William Grill weaves a detailed visual narrative of Shackleton’s journey to Antarctica.Grill’s beautiful use of colored pencils and vibrant hues effortlessly evokes the adventure and excitement that surrounded the expedition. His impeccably researched drawings, rich with detail, fastidiously reproduce the minutiae of the expedition.Children will love examining the diagrams of the peculiar provisions and the individual drawings of each sled dog and packhorse. This book takes the academic and historical information behind the expedition and reinterprets it for a young audience.

I have read this book

An exciting read with wonderful pictures and information

Dragon Geronimo Pineapple 29.08.2023

THIS book are talking about shackleton helping people when traveling around

Professor Blueberry Armchair 13.08.2023

It was all real and I thought that Endurance's crew were some of the greatest heroes of all time despite that they killed and ate their 69 dogs. It interested me because we'd done it at school and i really enjoyed it. I wouldn't recommend it because it was quite scary and I don't know if other people would like scary things.

Viscount Aardvark Casserole 11.08.2021

I would want to be an expedition photographer if I went on an expedition because love taking pictures of nature

Dame Magnolia Bungalow 29.07.2021

I did not really like this book because I am not factual book person, I like picture books but one thing I did like was the illustrations because it follow's the text very well. I would say its for year 3 kid and up. And also it has more words than you can imagine.

Anonymous 05.07.2021

I think that this is a good book if you want to know the history of a journey to the South pole.

Inspector Raptor Mystery 10.08.2020

It is great to read about how people survive in extreme conditions. I will read the book in my class next year so I will share my learning with my friends.

Lieutenant Unicorn Toothpaste 29.07.2020

I thought this book was a good children's history reference book. This book was interesting because I wanted to find out about Shackleton. I would recommend this book to history lovers.

Esquire Jiminy Bojangles 25.08.2019

This book is about a person called Shackleton and his crew and how they survived in the south pole. Shackleton built a ship called the ENDURANCE. They designed it in such a way that it could break through ice. Sadly, the ship broke down when it crashed and became a little pile of rubble. My favourite part is when the crew caught a sea leopard which they cooked and ate. This book is a non-fiction book that vividly narrates a real adventure. Finally, the beautiful illustrations make the story come to life.

Lieutenant Aardvark Ketchup 23.08.2019