Who Was Ernest Shackleton?

Informationen zum Autor James Buckley Jr.; Illustrated by Max Hergenrother Klappentext As a boy he preferred reading sea stories to doing homework and, at age 16, became an apprentice seaman. Subsequently, Ernest Shackleton's incredible journeys to the South Pole in the early 1900s made him one of the most famous explorers of modern times. His courage in the face of dangerous conditions and unforeseeable tragedies reveal the great leader that he was. His historic 1914 journey aboard the Endurance has all the drama of an action movie. Zusammenfassung At age 16,Ernest Shackleton, became an apprentice seaman. Subsequently, Ernest's incredible journeys to the South Pole in the early 1900s made him one of the most famous explorers of modern times. His courage in the face of dangerous conditions and unforeseeable tragedies reveal the great leader that he was.

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• Authors: James Buckley, James (Jr) Buckley, James (Jr.) Buckley, James Jr Buckley, Jim Buckley, Jim/ Hergenrother Buckley, Max Hergenrother, Who HQ
• Assisted by: Max Hergenrother (Illustration)
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.12.2013
• EAN: 9780448479316
• ISBN: 978-0-448-47931-6
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 194 mm x 7 mm
• Series: Who Was...?; Who Was?; Who HQ
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books