Shackleton's Stowaway
by McKernan, Victoria
Discovery/ExplorationSurvivalTravelAntarcticaHistorical FictionMisc./Other HistoryCoop. Children's Book CenterNCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies
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AR Book Level
4.8
AR Points
12
Word Count
81,202
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
86105 EN
About this book
This book is a fictionalized account of the adventures of Perce Blackborow, who stowed away for the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition and, after their ship was crushed by ice, endured many hardships, including the loss of the toes of his left foot.