Overview
When a spontaneous time leap sends Nickolas Flux back to Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated Endurance Expedition to Antarctica what's a teenage history buff to do? Try to avoid becoming stranded at the bottom of the world of course! From the crushing of the Endurance by ice to the heroic lifeboat journey to South Georgia Island Nick must survive one of the most amazing expeditions of the early 1900s.
Full Product Details
Author: Nel Yomtov ,
Mark Simmons ,
Mark Simmons
Publisher: Capstone Press
Imprint: Capstone Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.00cm
, Height: 0.30cm
, Length: 23.00cm
Weight: 0.091kg
ISBN: 9781491422854
ISBN 10: 1491422858
Pages: 36
Publication Date: 01 January 2015
Recommended Age: From 8 to 14 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
...provide[s] a kid-friendly point of view that may help readers relate to unfamiliar historical situations. . . . Flux Facts throughout the text and Flux Files at the end of each book keep the books grounded in nonfiction, while the graphic-novel format highlights the excitement of each episode. History fans, graphic-novel enthusiasts, and any kids who like a good, dramatic story will enjoy these books.-- Booklist The full-color illustrations bring these historical moments to life and keep the reader engaged. This is a great series for the adventure lover and history buff alike. Recommended.-- School Library Connection
"...provide[s] a kid-friendly point of view that may help readers relate to unfamiliar historical situations. . . .""Flux Facts"" throughout the text and ""Flux Files"" at the end of each book keep the books grounded in nonfiction, while the graphic-novel format highlights the excitement of each episode. History fans, graphic-novel enthusiasts, and any kids who like a good, dramatic story will enjoy these books.-- ""Booklist"" The full-color illustrations bring these historical moments to life and keep the reader engaged. This is a great series for the adventure lover and history buff alike. Recommended.-- ""School Library Connection"""
Author Information
Nel Yomtov is an award-winning author of children's nonfiction books and graphic novels. He specializes in writing about history, current events, biography, architecture, and military history. He has written numerous graphic novels for Capstone, including the recent School Strike for Climate, Journeying to New Worlds: A Max Axiom Super Scientist Adventure, and Cher Ami: Heroic Carrier Pigeon of World War I. In 2020 he self-published Baseball 100, an illustrated book featuring the 100 greatest players in baseball history. Nel lives in the New York City area. Mark Simmons is a freelance illustrator and cartoonist based in San Francisco. His past work includes comics for publishers such as Capstone, Behrman House, and Rebellion, as well as animation and advertising storyboards, animated operas, and other strange things. He also teaches comic art, figure drawing, and wildlife illustration for local zoos, schools, and museums. He loves animals of all kinds, especially bugs! For more info, visit www.ultimatemark.com.
