Ice Breaker
An Epic Antarctic Adventure
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
31 January 2020
Summary
The day war broke out on 8 August 1914, Enduranceslipped its mooring and sailed for South America. The crew were about to makehistory - traversing the Antarctic continent for the very first time. Butinstead, their ship became stuck in the ice and later sunk. The expedition hadbecome a fight for survival. This is the true nailbiting story of how theexceptional sailing and navigation skills of New Zealander Captain FrankWorsley and the legendary leadership skills of Sir Ernest Shakleton guided thecrew along icebergs, across wild and dangerous seas to two sub-Antarcticislands. This captivating survival story combines MariaGill’s action-packed writing with Alistair Hughes’ stunning watercolourillustrations in this epic polar adventure.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781869665364 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1869665368 |
| Author: | Maria Gill, Alistair Hughes |
| Publisher: | Upstart Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | New Holland Publishers (NZ) Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 31 January 2020 |
| Dimensions: | 250mm x 250mm |
| Audience Age: | 8-12 |
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Maria Gill
Maria Gill specialise in writing for children and regularly visits schools and libraries around the country promoting New Zealand books. Author of over 55 books.
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