Locked in Ice: Nansen’s Daring Quest for the North Pole by
Peter Lourie, 314 pages.
NON-FICTION Christy Ottaviano
Books (Henry Holt), 2019. $20.
Content: Language: G; Mature Content: G;
Violence: PG.
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS –
ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Fridtjof Nansen successfully crossed Greenland
and then set his eyes on being the first to reach the North Pole. Nansen gathered a crew of able-bodied and
experienced men and specifically designed his boat to have the best chance possible to purposely get stuck in the ice.
After Nansen and his men let their boat freeze in the ice, they drifted
with the current until Nansen got as close as he could to the North Pole. Then Nansen and one of his crew members
loaded up dog sleds and headed out across the ice. This is the story of their survival and
exploration.
This book is perfect for
those who love reading about explorers, such as Ernest Shakleton’s
Endurance. My respect for Nansen only increased
as the story went on (especially the Afterward) and I loved the accompanying
pictures. The only violence is that the
dogs don’t all make it and they do hunt Polar Bears.
Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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