Ernest Shackleton

Though Ernest Shackleton did not get to the South Pole as he hoped, he did prove to the world that he was a brave and resourceful explorer who cared about the people who worked with him. Find out more about this special man in the books reviewed below. You might like to find out about other explorers like Shackleton in the Explorers and Exploration feature.
Trial by Ice: A Photobiography of Sir Ernest Shackleton (Rdg Prgm 08/09/10 Wt)

Trial by Ice: A Photobiography of Sir Ernest Shackleton (Rdg Prgm 08/09/10 Wt)

K.M. Kostyal
Nonfiction
for ages 8 to 10
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006   ISBN: 978-0153566196
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Antarctica: Journey’s to the South Pole

Antarctica: Journey’s to the South Pole

Walter Dean Myers
For ages 12 to and up
Scholastic, 2004   ISBN: 978-0439220019
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Ernest Shackleton: Gripped by the Antarctic

Ernest Shackleton: Gripped by the Antarctic

Rebecca L. Johnson
Nonfiction
For ages 10 and up
Lerner Publishing Group, 2003   ISBN: 978-0876149201
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Trapped by the Ice: Shackleton’s Amazing Antarctic Adventure

Trapped by the Ice: Shackleton’s Amazing Antarctic Adventure

Michael McCurdy
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Walker, 2002   ISBN: 978-0802776334
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Shackleton and the Lost Antarctic Expedition

Shackleton and the Lost Antarctic Expedition

B. A. Hoena
Illustrator:  Dave Hoover , Charles Barnett III 
Nonfiction Graphic Novel  Series
For ages 8 to 10
Capstone Press, 2006   ISBN: 978-0736854825
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