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Summary: Fantastic!
Review: After seeing the Shackleton exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History, my son (age 10) read all he could about Antarctic expeditions. He stumbled upon the first book in this series, Journey to the Pole, and was hook on the thrilling adventure. The second book didn't disappoint as the journey came to it's hair-raising conclusion. I can't recommend this pair of books highly enough!
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Summary: Review of Antarctica Escape from Disaster
Review: Imagine, if you will, you are on "The Mystery" when you are told to abndon ship along with 19 other people. That's what "Antarctica" is about. I recommend this to any one who wants to know this true story about Jack Wilson's expedition to Antarctica or anyone who likes adventure survival story.
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Summary: The story of the ill-fated ship "The Mystery"
Review: Imagine, if you will, you are on "The Mystery" when you are told to abndon ship along with 19 other people. That's what "Antarctica" is about. I recommend this to any one who wants to know this true story about Jack Wilson's expedition to Antarctica or anyone who likes adventure survival story.
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Summary: Antarctica #2: Escape From Disaster --- the story concludes
Review: Jack Winslow and the crew on the Mystery, the crew that was to set victory upon reaching the South Pole, the crew that was to receive fame and honor for their bravery, are near death. Conditions forced them to retreat. And to leave the South Pole behind. If they would keep going, they'd die.As they escape from disaster and try to avoid the traitors aboard the Mystery, their lives are set against the toughest conflicts they've ever had to face. The conclusion, no doubt, is a conclusion stunning and surprising all at once.
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Summary: Review of Antarctica Escape from Disaster
Review: The book I read was called ANTARCTICA ESCAPE FROM DISASTER by Peter Lerangis. This book was exciting and adventurous. This book has many exciting parts such as being stuck in life boats during a raging storm and having to live in the Antarctic wilderness eating only penguins and if they were lucky a seal or walrus.The book has many different characters weich include the crew of the boat
All og the characters had their own unique personalty, which made the story more interesting.
The story is described in sections. Each chapter started with the name of a character, and each character told what it was like being in the Antarctic wilderness from their point of veiw. The book's setting is in the year 1910, and it takes place in a cave, a ship, life boats, a whaling ship in London. At times, part of the crew would get restless and start a muting against other crewmembers. This resulted in some of the crewmembers dying. This book was somewhat confusing at times because of the way the book was written in parts that were not continous. However, the way the book was written made it easy to pictue what the Antarctic wilderness looked like.
This book was a very good book and suggested for a reading level of 7th to 9th grade. I give this book two thumbs up and four stars.
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Summary: Nice Read
Review: The book is pretty fast, but has a lot of detail. I read it for a book report and it was great for that; the book is easily comprehensible and never confusing, but still interesting and keeping you on the edge of your seat. Recommended.
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Summary: Nice Read
Review: The book is pretty fast, but has a lot of detail. I read it for a book report and it was great for that; the book is easily comprehensible and never confusing, but still interesting and keeping you on the edge of your seat. Recommended.
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Summary: A 9th grade book review
Review: This book is actually a sequel to the original book, Antarctica, Journey to the Pole. I did not read the first book, but it did not matter. By itself this is a really good book. I had studied Antarctica in school, but the author, Peter Lerangis, made me feel like I was there. He details such conditions as extreme weather, growing ice, and lack of daylight to really describe the true conditions on this continent. The theme of this story is survival. It is the year 1910. The wealthy Horace Putney, wanting to achieve fame, financed a voyage to the South Pole. This story begins as the ship, Mystery, gets stuck in the ice of Antarctica. The crew tries to break the ice to free the ship. Eventually the side of the ship cracks from the pressure and the ship falls apart until it completely sinks. The men and their dogs get out onto the ice with their four lifeboats. They are in the middle of nowhere with barely any food or supplies. No one knows where they are. They decide to drag the heavy lifeboats across the ice back to the ocean. Some of the dogs died and some ran away, but the remaining dogs help pull the boats even though they are starving and tire quickly. The reader must endure many chapters of suffering from exposure, cold winds, frostbite, darkness, lack of food, scurvy, and falling morale. However, the story is peppered with much heroism and bravery when some characters risk their lives to help the others. When one of the boats sinks, Captain Barth risks is own life by diving into the frigid waters to rescue a man. The man eventually died from hypothermia, but Barth manages to pull through. Through all of this, the characters continue to show determination and never give up hope. I liked the way the author used Greek words along with his character, Kosta Kontonikolaos the dog handler. " Ta skylakia! Ta skylaki!" Kosta screamed. "The Dogs. They were out of control." " At least a half dozen had run away, becoming small dots on the horizon." It isn't until the conclusion of the book that the story really picks up excitement. While most of this book is very realistic, a little unrealism in the final rescue helps add some drama. Some of the sensational events include rowing out of an ocean whirlpool, and a whale that smashes their small boat. You'll have to read the book yourself to experience the final, incredible rescue. I especially liked the humorous postscript at the end of the story. The author lists what each character became when they returned home. For example, Horace Putney went on a luxury cruise aboard the Titanic. When it sank, he "jumped aboard a lifeboat, disguised as a woman. He perished while attempting to climb onto the rescue ship, slipping and falling back into the sea. He had never learned to swim." Lerangis, the award winning science-fiction and mystery writer of the series, Watchers, is a Harvard graduate and obviously very smart. His use of nautical terminology and all of the genuine conditions of Antartica shows that he must have spent a lot of time researching the subject. At the end of the book is a much appreciated glossary of terms. However, I missed having a table of contents to list the titles of the twenty-nine chapters. The last pages of the book also include a bibliography, and a list of web-page resources about Antarctica and the genuine explorers who first set foot there. I recommend this book to anyone who likes adventure and survival stories. Dress warm when you read this one.
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Summary: A 9th grade book review
Review: This book is actually a sequel to the original book, Antarctica, Journey to the Pole. I did not read the first book, but it did not matter. By itself this is a really good book. I had studied Antarctica in school, but the author, Peter Lerangis, made me feel like I was there. He details such conditions as extreme weather, growing ice, and lack of daylight to really describe the true conditions on this continent. The theme of this story is survival. It is the year 1910. The wealthy Horace Putney, wanting to achieve fame, financed a voyage to the South Pole. This story begins as the ship, Mystery, gets stuck in the ice of Antarctica. The crew tries to break the ice to free the ship. Eventually the side of the ship cracks from the pressure and the ship falls apart until it completely sinks. The men and their dogs get out onto the ice with their four lifeboats. They are in the middle of nowhere with barely any food or supplies. No one knows where they are. They decide to drag the heavy lifeboats across the ice back to the ocean. Some of the dogs died and some ran away, but the remaining dogs help pull the boats even though they are starving and tire quickly. The reader must endure many chapters of suffering from exposure, cold winds, frostbite, darkness, lack of food, scurvy, and falling morale. However, the story is peppered with much heroism and bravery when some characters risk their lives to help the others. When one of the boats sinks, Captain Barth risks is own life by diving into the frigid waters to rescue a man. The man eventually died from hypothermia, but Barth manages to pull through. Through all of this, the characters continue to show determination and never give up hope. I liked the way the author used Greek words along with his character, Kosta Kontonikolaos the dog handler. " Ta skylakia! Ta skylaki!" Kosta screamed. "The Dogs. They were out of control." " At least a half dozen had run away, becoming small dots on the horizon." It isn't until the conclusion of the book that the story really picks up excitement. While most of this book is very realistic, a little unrealism in the final rescue helps add some drama. Some of the sensational events include rowing out of an ocean whirlpool, and a whale that smashes their small boat. You'll have to read the book yourself to experience the final, incredible rescue. I especially liked the humorous postscript at the end of the story. The author lists what each character became when they returned home. For example, Horace Putney went on a luxury cruise aboard the Titanic. When it sank, he "jumped aboard a lifeboat, disguised as a woman. He perished while attempting to climb onto the rescue ship, slipping and falling back into the sea. He had never learned to swim." Lerangis, the award winning science-fiction and mystery writer of the series, Watchers, is a Harvard graduate and obviously very smart. His use of nautical terminology and all of the genuine conditions of Antartica shows that he must have spent a lot of time researching the subject. At the end of the book is a much appreciated glossary of terms. However, I missed having a table of contents to list the titles of the twenty-nine chapters. The last pages of the book also include a bibliography, and a list of web-page resources about Antarctica and the genuine explorers who first set foot there. I recommend this book to anyone who likes adventure and survival stories. Dress warm when you read this one.
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Summary: Excellent Book!
Review: This is an excellent book! I liked it better than the first one because of the humor; all the crazy conversations the crew has, Lombardo's songs, and Nigel's belief in the Yeti. Some other things I liked about it were: the crew and Captain Barth get bigger parts in this one than in Journey to the Pole, Kosta learns to walk without his toes, and Nigel and Philip both reform and end up being pretty nice poeple. I think everyone should read this book, even if they're older than the suggested age range.
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