Relates how twenty-seven men and sixty-nine sled dogs aboard the Endurance struggled to survive when the ship became stuck in the ice during an expedition to Antarctica in 1914.

A renowned marine biologist presents this extraordinary firsthand account of the discovery of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance--a century to the day after Shackleton's death--that captures the intrepid spirit that joins two mariners across the centuries, both of whom accomplished the impossible.

"Exciting illustrations follow the story of Ernest Shackleton and the crew of the Endurance. The combination of brightly colored panels and leveled text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--

Chronicles Ernest Shackleton's expedition to the Antarctic aboard the ship Endurance, detailing the harsh conditions the crew endured on the frozen continent.

"Bound for Antarctica, where polar explorer Ernest Shackleton planned to cross on foot the last uncharted continent, the Endurance set sail from England in August 1914. In January 1915, after battling its way for six weeks through a thousand miles of pack ice and now only a day's sail short of its destination, the Endurance became locked in an island of ice. For ten months the ice-moored Endurance drifted northwest before it was finally crushed. But...

"A group of sled dogs must race to survive during a perilous journey across Antarctica"--

Tells the story of the shipwreck of the Endurance in a sea of ice en route to Antarctica, and the survival of all 28 members of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton.

Can six people endure Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic rescue mission today? Using a replica boat, and the same equipment and clothing as would have been used in 1914, explorer Tim Jarvis and his crew attempt to follow in Shackleton's wake, going beyond the point of no return, using their firsthand extreme experience measured against historical accounts to unlock the secrets of Shackleton's survival.