Race to the South Pole
2025
Book
Follow the stories of two men in one historic race to reach the South Pole. In 1910, Captain Robert Falcon Scott and the team of the Terra Nova embarked on an intrepid journey to Antarctica. Their mission: to explore uncharted lands, carry out important scientific work and become the first to reach the South Pole. There was just one problem -- Scott wasn't the only one with his sights on the Pole! Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen had spent his whole life dreaming of polar adventure. After narrowly missing the chance to be first to the North Pole, he was determined to win the race to the South. In this two-sided story, readers will follow one man's journey before flipping the book to see things from the other side. This novel approach to storytelling encourages young readers to look at historic events from different perspectives, and to develop empathy and critical thinking as they face both triumph and tragedy in this remarkable true story.
Item Details
ISBN:
- 9780500653555
- 0500653550
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly colour illustrations, colour map ; 31 cm
Notes:
- "A two-sided story"--Cover.
- Book contains two stories printed in tête-bêche format.
Contents:
- The British expedition
- The Norwegian expedition.
LCCN: 2024932539
Control Number: 3403351
Publisher: New York : Thames & Hudson Inc, 2025.Subjects:
- Amundsen, Roald, 1872-1928 -- Juvenile literature.
- Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- British -- Juvenile literature.
- Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Norwegian -- Juvenile literature.
- British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition (1910-1913) -- Juvenile literature.
- Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912 -- Juvenile literature.
Genre:
Other Authors: Wilkins, Sarah, illustrator.