Green, Jen. You Wouldn’t Want To Be a Polar Explorer! rev. ed.

Green, Jen.  You Wouldn’t Want To Be a Polar Explorer! rev. ed.  Scholastic/Watts   2017  35p   $29.00  ISBN 978-0-531-23832-5     elem/ms  VG-BN         

In You Wouldn't Want To Be a Polar Explorer! the reader accompanies Sir Ernest Shackleton on his voyage to explore the South Pole. The reader travels along and faces the many dangers that the crew faced on Shackleton's journey from 1914 to 1916, including having the ship become frozen in the ocean, being stranded, and being hungry. The text is exciting and suspenseful as well as very informative. The writing is fun and will engage young readers.

The graphics are as exciting and interesting as the text. David Antram has created many full-color, fun illustrations that truly compliment the text. The expressions on characters’ faces will having young readers laughing out loud.
     

This is one book in the You Wouldn’t Want To Be series. There are currently 28 books in this highly acclaimed series.  

Summary: Explains Sir Ernest Shackleton’s voyages to explore the South Pole. 

Polar Exploration                                                 --Virginia McGarvey