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Endurance

by Marriott, Janice, Pawsy, Virginia · 2000

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Describes how the men of Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 Antarctic Expedition survived when their ship was crushed by ice. Suggested level: primary.

Subject
traveltravelMore like thisLess of this
Themes
survivalsurvivalMore like thisLess of this
Setting
AntarcticaAntarcticaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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