Trapped in Ice an Amazing True Whaling - Couverture souple

Martin W. Sandler

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0439924081 ISBN 13 : 9780439924085

Editeur : SCHOLASTIC INC. @, 2006

Synopsis

In this true story that reads as action-adventure, learn how 1,219 members of the world's largest whaling expedition managed to survive after becoming entrapped within an Arctic ice shelf.In the late summer of 1871, thirty-nine whaling ships traveled to the frigid Arctic waters in search of the prized bowhead whale. Despite warnings from local Inuit tribes about impending inclement weather, thirty-two of the whaling ships--carrying 1,219 officers, crewmen, women, and children--decided to journey ahead. When a succession of icy storms ensued, the ships' captains realized that they were, literally, trapped in ice. What followed was a desperate race toward rescue--and against certain death. And, in an extraordinary testament to human courage and perseverance, all survived.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SCHOLASTIC INC. @
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0439924081
• ISBN 13: 9780439924085
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 168
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible