Trapped by the Ice!: Shackleton's Amazing Antarctic Adventure (Paperback)

from ecosborne

This book tells of Sir Ernest Shackleton's adventure in the Antartic from the boat getting stuck to crossing the sea to South Georgia Island to find help. This is quite a good book as it tells the dramatic story and It made me want to research more about Shackleton and what other trips he took.

from mdaniel54

Ernest Shackleton, or Shack as he is dubbed in Michael McCurdy's Trapped by the Ice!, was a dynamic figure in antarctic exploration. Elevated to heroic levels by his great leadership during the hour of his team's greatest need, he provides the perfect subject for a picture book written for younge...

from Jmmott

Beautifully illustrated picture book detailing the Shackleton expedition after being stuck in the Antarctic ice. The use of cool tones in the watercolor images help create a sense of cold that permeates the entire story. I liked how this book made the expedition accessible to younger students as ...

from ChloePalmer

I appreciated the structure of writing in this short picture book about the treacherous journey of Captain Shackleton and his crew members. Written like a diary, with the date in the top right corner of each sidebar, the book will easily appeal to young children. Although the illustrations are pr...

from jburlinson

McCurdy's first (at least to my knowledge) effort at illustrating a book with full-color acrylic paintings is a wonderful example of the art that conceals art. There is nearly perfect haromonization between the plainspoken text and the, apparently, simple "kid's book" realism of the pictures. But...