134 pages : 27 cm

In August 1914, Ernest Shackleton and 27 men sailed from England in an attempt to become the first team of explorers to cross Antarctica from one side to the other. Five months later and still 100 miles from land, their ship, Endurance, became trapped in ice. The expedition survived another five months camping on ice floes, followed by a perilous journey through stormy seas to remote and unvisited Elephant Island. In a dramatic climax to this survival story, Shackleton and five others navigated 800 miles of treacherous open ocean in a 20-foot boat to fetch a rescue ship

Ages 8-12

Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-130) and index

Just imagine -- The Imperial Trans-Antarctic expedition -- The growlers -- The fist of the Antarctic -- Winter on the pack -- Pressure -- The face of the deep is frozen -- Ocean camp -- Mutiny -- Patience, patience, patience -- Into the boats -- Escape from the ice -- Passage to Elephant Island -- Dry land -- The open boat journey: The first ten days -- The end of the open boat journey -- The cave -- The alps of the southern ocean -- Camp Wild -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index

NCTE Orbis Pictus Award, 1999

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