Ten of the Best Adventures in Frozen Landscapes
Ten exciting stories feature famous explorers and their struggles to survive in frigid temperatures during dangerous polar expeditions. Stories include: the last expedition of John Franklin, Salomon August Andrée's attempt to reach the North Pole by hydrogen balloon, Ernest Shackleton's journey to rescue his ice-locked crew, Riiser-Larsen and Amundsen's crash in the Arctic, and the crash of Umberto Nobile's airship Italia. Feature boxes and maps add additional details and help readers better understand the explorer's journey and the time period in which the expedition took place.
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| Interest Level | Grade 3 - Grade 7 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 5 |
| Age Range | 8 - 12 |
| Dewey | 629.13 |
| Lexile | 1060L |
| ATOS Reading Level | 6.1 |
| Guided Reading Level | R |
| Subjects | High Interest |
| Genres | Nonfiction |
| Publisher | Crabtree Publishing |
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| Imprint | Crabtree Classics |
| Copyright | 2016 |
| Number of Pages | 24 |
| Dimensions | 8.5 x 9.5 |
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| BISACS | JNF025000, JNF025080, JNF007020 |
| Rights Included | CA, US |
| Language | English |