Race To The Pole by Meredith Hooper

Race To The Pole by Meredith Hooper

Until the early years of the 20th century, the vast continent of Antarctica was barely discovered. All that changed, when Scott, Shackleton, and Amundsen set out to solve the last great unsolved geographical mystery and find the South Pole. This book tells the amazing tale of their expeditions into the unknown. It is high adventure, dramatic and tense, with three contrasting characters - Scott, the traditional British hero, whose lack of preparation had tragic results; Shackleton (born in County Kildare) a more modern leader, refusing to sacrifice his men's lives to the cause; Amundsen, Norwegian and the true professional whose attention to detail saw him through. All the great themes are here - courage, hardship, agonising decisions, leadership, suffering and tragic death. With stunning photographs taken during the expeditions.

Packs a huge amount of action into a very short retelling * Cork Evening Echo *
Well-written and well-researched.. a wonderfully gripping, inspirational story of personal bravery and sacrifice ... a wonderful book for anyone interested in the human spirit and its endeavours * School Librarian *
All the great themes are here -- courage, hardship, painful decisions, leadership, suffering and tragic death * The Newspaper (London) *
Well-written and well-researched... a wonderfully gripping, inspirational story of personal bravery and sacrifice... a wonderful book for anyone interested in the human spirit and its endeavours * The School Librarian *
'Fabulously readable account' * TES Primary *

Meredith Hooper was born in Australia, and studied Imperial and Naval history at Oxford. She has an international reputation as a writer of exceptional fiction and non fiction for children and adults, able to distil a wealth of research into fine, lucid prose. She is also visting Research Fellow of the Royal Institution Centre for the History of Science and Technology and a member of the Association of British Science Writers. She has travelled to Antarctica and written extensively about the continent, and was awarded the 2000 Antarctica Medal by the Royal Institution.

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ISBN 13	9780340785058
ISBN 10	0340785055
Title	Race To The Pole
Author	Meredith Hooper
Series	Literary Non-Fiction
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Hachette Children's Group
Year published	2002-02-14
Number of pages	128
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.