The disastrous Wrangel Island Arctic expedition
Phillips, Katrina M.2022
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In 1921, Inupait seamstress Ada Blackjack joined a a group of four white men who wanted to establish a trading post on Wrangel Island in the freezing Arctic Ocean. The explorers were stranded on the island when their return ship was forced to turn back due to ice. Facing harsh conditions and dwindling food supplies, the men died one by one, but Ada remained. Find out how she alone managed to survive the disastrous expedition.
Main title:
The disastrous Wrangel Island Arctic expedition / by Katrina M. Phillips, Ph.D. ; illustrated by David Shephard.
Author:
Phillips, Katrina M., authorShephard, David (Illustrator), artist
Imprint:
Oxford : Raintree, [2022]©2023
Collation:
32 pages : chiefly illustrations (colour), map (colour) ; 24 cm.
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Notes:
"Book band level: Dark red"--Back cover.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9781398240261 (hbk)
Dewey class:
919.804919
Language:
English
Subject:
Blackjack, Ada, 1898-1983 -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literatureArctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literatureNon-Fiction 9+People and PlacesFor National Curriculum Key Stage 2For National Curriculum Key Stage 3Interest age: from c 8 yearsFiction: special featuresEuropean comic books: general, classic, all ages
BRN:
963026
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