Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance
by Jennifer Armstrong
The extraordinary true story behind Ernest Shackleton's harrowing expedition to Antarctica... read more
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- Grade
- 1-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 1998
Word Count 34,562
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1090L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.3
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 25962, 6 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Antarctica--Discovery and exploration--British--Juvenile literature
- Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922--Juvenile literature
- Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917)
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Endurance (Ship)--Juvenile literature
- Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Sir, 1874-1922
- Endurance (Ship)
- Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917)--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Exploration & Discovery
- Lists With This Book
- Polar Regions
- American Heroes
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ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 1999
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