The Indestructible Tom Crean

Heroic Explorer of the Antarctic

Jennifer Thermes (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

56 Seiten

2023
Welbeck Children's Books (Verlag)
978-1-80338-095-7 (ISBN)

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The true story of Tom Crean, the legendary Irish explorer and crewmate of three of the most important and famous Antarctic expeditions in British history: Discovery, Terra Nova and Endurance. Through his story, we discover the events that took place on these voyages.

At the turn of the 20th Century, scientists and explorers were in a race to unlock the secrets of the last great uncharted place on Earth – Antarctica. This is the true story of Tom Crean, the legendary Irish explorer and crewmate of three of the most important and famous expeditions in British history – Discovery, Terra Nova and Endurance. Through his story, we discover the events that took place on these voyages which were often thrilling, inspiring and heart-breaking.

Jennifer Thermes is a children's book author and illustrator, and a map illustrator. Jennifer weaves maps that give a sense of geography and place into her stories., She is fascinated by the big picture of history and how it connects to our lives today. In her free time, Jennifer likes to walk, garden, read, draw and figure out where to put her ever-growing piles of books. She lives with her family in a quirky antique farmhouse in Connecticut, USA. Her recent picture book Manhattan: Mapping the Story of an Island was a 2020 NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book and a Junior Library Guild Selection.

Erscheinungsdatum	16.01.2023
Zusatzinfo	Map
Sprache	englisch
Maße	244 x 276 mm
Gewicht	280 g
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik
ISBN-10	1-80338-095-0 / 1803380950
ISBN-13	978-1-80338-095-7 / 9781803380957
Zustand	Neuware