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'Don't go looking for Antarctica without this book.' - Susan Solomon
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Two riveting real-life adventure stories for older children are brought to us by The Collins Press of Ireland. Both written by Michael Smith, a best-selling author on Polar exploration (see Captain Oates, Tom Crean and James Wordie, this website), and include maps and illustrations by Annie Brady. These are 'must have' gifts for adults who want to introduce children to the amazing world of the pioneering polar explorers.
ICE MAN - The Antarctic Adventures of Tom Crean
by Michael Smith
The Collins Press
ISBN: 1-903464-44-7
Paperback, €7.99At the bottom of the world stands a dark mountain towering above the snow and ice of Antarctica. It is Mount Crean, a permanent memorial to Irishman Tom Crean. His adventures in that hostile region are among the greatest tales of hardship and survival. Antarctica is not for ordinary people and Tom was no ordinary man. His exploits began at 15, when he ran away from home and lied about his age to join the British navy. His next step into the unknown took him to the frozen wilderness.
Going to the Antarctic 100 years ago was like going to Jupiter or Mars today. Explorers were cut off from civilization for two to three years, without radio or telephone contact, and thousands of miles from the nearest outpost. Temperatures plunged way below zero, winds roared up to 200 m.p.h. But Tom overcame all the odds to travel on no less than three Polar expeditions, sailing tempestuous seas and crossing dangerous ice fields to explore completely unknown territory.
THE BOSS - The Remarkable Adventures of Ernest Shackleton, Heroic Antarctic Explorer
by Michael Smith
The Collins Press
ISBN: 1-903464-57-9
Paperback, €7.99Aged 16, Irishman Ernest Shackleton left school to join the merchant navy and went on to become a legendary explorer. His extraordinary adventures of endurance and survival in the Antarctic have thrilled generations and are still inspiring today. A great leader of ment, he was called him 'The Boss' and was involved in four incredible expeditions to Antarctica spread over 20 years, between 1901 and 1922. Shackleton's adventures included a breathtaking march to within a few miles of the South Pole. Also captured is the amazing saga of hardship and survival, in the face of extreme odds, on the famous Endurance expedition.
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