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readcover2cover's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting and well-written, although not something I would have picked up on my own. I read it for this year's YSU English Festival and I'm looking forward to meet the author!
isweedan's review against another edition
3.0
Arctic Survival stories where not everyone survives are DEPRESSING.
scostner's review against another edition
3.0
Have you ever wondered about the explorers who tried to find the North Pole before Henson and Peary succeeded? This book takes you on an adventure of over two years as the crew of the Jeannette tried to reach the top of the world. In the days after the end of the Civil War, the Navy helped to set up an expedition sponsored by a wealthy newspaper tycoon. The crew packed supplies - including telephone and telegraph wires and electric light bulbs (from Edison himself) - and planned to return within a year and share all the knowledge they had gained with the world. Instead, the new inventions could not be made to work, their ship was trapped in ice, and they were pushed further and further from land and any hope of rescue. Read all about the emergencies, the celebrations, the fights between polar bears and sled dogs, and everything else the crew endured in their efforts to get back home to their loved ones.
Filled with excerpts from the journals of the captain and crew, along with newspaper clippings and photos, this detailed account of the expedition is supported by the primary sources worked into the text. Back matter includes an author's note, bibliography, source notes, and picture credits. Perfect for fans of the I Survived... series. Recommended for middle grades and up.
I received a copy from the publisher for review purposes.
Filled with excerpts from the journals of the captain and crew, along with newspaper clippings and photos, this detailed account of the expedition is supported by the primary sources worked into the text. Back matter includes an author's note, bibliography, source notes, and picture credits. Perfect for fans of the I Survived... series. Recommended for middle grades and up.
I received a copy from the publisher for review purposes.
kdog's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.0
bethmitcham's review
4.0
Not to be spoiler-y, but I have some quibbles with the "survival" part of the subtitle...
This was an exciting and tense description of a polar expedition, with just enough looks at the science and politics of what was going on. There was some foot-shuffling about naming the syphilis one of the officers had contracted (the first time it came up it was a nameless sexually transmitted disease, but later on they got specific) which was the main way to tell this was aimed at youth. I enjoyed the story a lot.
This was an exciting and tense description of a polar expedition, with just enough looks at the science and politics of what was going on. There was some foot-shuffling about naming the syphilis one of the officers had contracted (the first time it came up it was a nameless sexually transmitted disease, but later on they got specific) which was the main way to tell this was aimed at youth. I enjoyed the story a lot.
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