Equal parts adventure and STEM, Rebecca E.
For fans of Michael Tougias\' The Finest Hours , this gripping account of two history-making moments of exploration and competition is perfect for budding scientists, survivalists, and thrill seekers..
But little did he know that athlete Colin O\'Brady was training for the same trek--and he was determined to beat Louis to the finish line.
In 2018, Captain Louis Rudd readied himself for a similarly grueling task: the first unaided, unsupported solo crossing of treacherous Antarctica.
Suddenly, two teams were vying to be the first to make history--what was to be an expedition had become a perilous race.
Then, not long before he set out, another intrepid explorer, Roald Amundsen, set his sights on the same goal.
He vowed to get there any way he could, even if it meant looking death in the eye.
Riveting! I raced to the end of this book! --Alan Gratz, New York Times bestselling author of Refugee In 1910, Captain Robert Scott prepared his crew for a trip that no one had ever completed: a journey to the South Pole.
Barone\'s Race to the Bottom of the Earth: Surviving Antarctica is a thrilling nonfiction book for young readers chronicling two treacherous, groundbreaking expeditions to the South Pole -- and includes eye-catching photos of the Antarctic landscape.
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Equal parts adventure and STEM, Rebecca E
