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Shackleton's Journey
Illustrator William Grill weaves a detailed visual narrative of Shackleton’s journey to Antarctica.
Grill’s beautiful use of colored pencils and vibrant hues effortlessly evokes the adventure and excitement that surrounded the expedition. His impeccably researched drawings, rich with detail, fastidiously reproduce the minutiae of the expedition.
Children will love examining the diagrams of the peculiar provisions and the individual drawings of each sled dog and packhorse. This book takes the academic and historical information behind the expedition and reinterprets it for a young audience.
Grill’s beautiful use of colored pencils and vibrant hues effortlessly evokes the adventure and excitement that surrounded the expedition. His impeccably researched drawings, rich with detail, fastidiously reproduce the minutiae of the expedition.
Children will love examining the diagrams of the peculiar provisions and the individual drawings of each sled dog and packhorse. This book takes the academic and historical information behind the expedition and reinterprets it for a young audience.
80 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 2014
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William Grill
9 books61 followersWilliam Grill recently graduated from University College Falmouth, and currently works in London as a freelance illustrator. He works in predominately in coloured pencil, and has worked for a variety of clients such as Harrods, The New York Times, Shelter and NOBROW. William draws most of his inspiration from looking closely at what's around him, and from a young age has maintained a keen interest in dogs and the outdoors.
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October 20, 2022
William Grills illustrations are wonderful, I can't fault them, I love their soft, carefree qualities and the well designed pages. I love the use of a couple of well chosen colours. This story covers Shackleton's expedition to Antarctica. My son would have loved this book when he was younger, he would have loved the details of the expedition, the maps, the provision and dog details, although my daughter loved the illustrations she couldn't see the point of the expedition and didn't think it right that the dogs should be taken into danger without being able to consent to this expedition.
Reread this with a class of 9 year olds and finished today. They really enjoyed this although some felt angry and upset about the dogs which is understandable. As this was what happened, there wasn't much else the author could do. Despite that sad fact I think this was a 5 star read as it was really engaging and held their attentions, lots of discussion about what life was like for the men and what the things we would miss/ want to get home for.
Reread this with a class of 9 year olds and finished today. They really enjoyed this although some felt angry and upset about the dogs which is understandable. As this was what happened, there wasn't much else the author could do. Despite that sad fact I think this was a 5 star read as it was really engaging and held their attentions, lots of discussion about what life was like for the men and what the things we would miss/ want to get home for.
May 31, 2016
This is a big, beautiful 70 page non-fiction sequential-art plus text exploration of Shackleton's unsuccessful journey of 1916-17. The ship was called Endurance and it endured a lot, but at a certain point, the ice flexed its muscles and that was that. The men, however, endured, and this book details their adventure.
While this book seems great for middle-graders, and maybe even younger, the text is very small and might be hard for younger kids to read and there is something sophisticated and intense about the organization and illustration. The book does its best, on the other hand, to remain light-hearted, in the way the leaders did in order to keep the crew from despairing.
Very early on in the book (just after "Funding and Recruitment") Grill introduces readers to the crew of the ship and on the next page, the dogs (which I hope to read more about.)
Here is a text excerpt.
“In 1914, a cargo of 99 dogs was sent from Canada to London. Of these, 69 were chosen for the expedition. Shackleton and the crew gave them all names, and you may notice that some are named after famous people and crew members.
“The dogs came from a mongrel mixture of breeds, including Newfoundlands, St. Bernards, Eskimo dogs, Wolfhounds and wolves. Cross-breeding the dogs mean that they were very strong and had qualities such as a thick coat or a good temperament. The average weight of each dog was 100 lbs!
“They included:
“Alti, Amundsen, Blackie, Bob, Bo’sun, Bristol, Brownie, Buller, Bummer, Caruso, Chips, Dismal, Elliott, Fluff, Gruss, Hackenschmidt, Hercules, Jamie, Jasper, Jerry, Judge, Luke, Lupoid, Mack, Martin, Mercury, Noel, Paddy, Peter, Rodger, Roy, Rufus, Rugby, Sadie, Sailor, Saint, Sally, Sammy, Samson, Sandy, Satan, Solider, Songster Sooty, Spider, Split Up, Spotty, Steamer, Steward, Stumps, Sub, Sue, Surly, Swanker, Sweep, Tim, Upton, Wallaby, Wolf..."
There is a lot of great, interesting details in this book, and I appreciate the way illustrations vary from technical in nature (for example, a full page analysis of the ship) to dramatically narrative to naturally descriptive, to some combination of two or more of these.
I'm very glad I got this one out of the library and look forward to reading "The Wolves of Currumpaw" by the same author.
While this book seems great for middle-graders, and maybe even younger, the text is very small and might be hard for younger kids to read and there is something sophisticated and intense about the organization and illustration. The book does its best, on the other hand, to remain light-hearted, in the way the leaders did in order to keep the crew from despairing.
Very early on in the book (just after "Funding and Recruitment") Grill introduces readers to the crew of the ship and on the next page, the dogs (which I hope to read more about.)
Here is a text excerpt.
“In 1914, a cargo of 99 dogs was sent from Canada to London. Of these, 69 were chosen for the expedition. Shackleton and the crew gave them all names, and you may notice that some are named after famous people and crew members.
“The dogs came from a mongrel mixture of breeds, including Newfoundlands, St. Bernards, Eskimo dogs, Wolfhounds and wolves. Cross-breeding the dogs mean that they were very strong and had qualities such as a thick coat or a good temperament. The average weight of each dog was 100 lbs!
“They included:
“Alti, Amundsen, Blackie, Bob, Bo’sun, Bristol, Brownie, Buller, Bummer, Caruso, Chips, Dismal, Elliott, Fluff, Gruss, Hackenschmidt, Hercules, Jamie, Jasper, Jerry, Judge, Luke, Lupoid, Mack, Martin, Mercury, Noel, Paddy, Peter, Rodger, Roy, Rufus, Rugby, Sadie, Sailor, Saint, Sally, Sammy, Samson, Sandy, Satan, Solider, Songster Sooty, Spider, Split Up, Spotty, Steamer, Steward, Stumps, Sub, Sue, Surly, Swanker, Sweep, Tim, Upton, Wallaby, Wolf..."
There is a lot of great, interesting details in this book, and I appreciate the way illustrations vary from technical in nature (for example, a full page analysis of the ship) to dramatically narrative to naturally descriptive, to some combination of two or more of these.
I'm very glad I got this one out of the library and look forward to reading "The Wolves of Currumpaw" by the same author.
December 6, 2021
Почалася зима, випав сніг, вночі небо темне, а крижаний холод намагається дістатися до шкіри крізь одяг, вікна та стіни... Отже, знову пора читати книги про підкорення полюсу. Цього разу - Південного. І знову про невдалу експедицію, в якій (майже) всі вижили. Експедиція Шеклтона 1914-17 рр. мала на меті перейти через всю Антарктиду. Так би мовити, від моря і до моря, дорогою завітавши на Південний полюс. Вибір місії не залежав від Шеклтона: Полюс підкорив кілька років перед тим Амундсен. А Скотт героїчно загинув серед снігів. Британська імперія потребувала доказів своєї величі! Тому вдруге підкорити полюс немає жодного сенсу - і престижу! Але здолати пішки весь континент, вкритий кригою... Чому б і ні!
Ця книга написана для дітей, але я б не назвав її дитячою. Вона ілюстрована, але ці ілюстрації ближчі до інфографіки. Ілюстратор зображує багато дрібних деталей: припаси, собак, людей, шлюпки, тюки з вугіллям і мішки з провізією. І так далі, і тому подібне. Це перший тип ілюстрацій, який показує, що експедицію в край криги та снігу, складна задача: треба мати, що їсти, і мати, як пересуватися.
Друга група ілюстрацій - атмосферні. Корабель "Ендьюранс" застряг серед криги. Як зобразити мізерність людини та її корабля серед полів та океанів снігу та льоду? Автор робить цілий розворот, де невеликою фігуркою губиться корабель серед білості торосів. І такого типу ілюстрації використовуються всюди, де потрібно показати масштаб відстаней, які потрібно долати команді Шеклтона.
І третій тип ілюстрацій - власне інфографіка. Карти, схеми, плани корабля тощо.
Всі три типи ілюстрацій гарно співвідносяться із текстом: доповнюють, наповнюють. Тому, якщо ви читали Терор, але хотіли ще раз все візуалізувати - ласкаво прошу до цієї книги!
П.С. Єдине, чого деколи бракувало, то це контексту. Шеклтон вирушає в експедицію 8 серпня 1914 р. Для цього він просить дозволу в самого Черчіля. Але в цій книзі не пояснено, що 3 серпня Велика Британія вступила до Першої світової війни. А тому питання експедиції - вже не справа Шеклтона, але рішення Корони чи Адміралтейства.
І цей же контекст пояснює всю відчайдушність ситуації Шеклтона: якщо вони зазнають аварії серед криги (а так воно і сталося!), то ніхто їх рятувати не прийде. В Британії вже інших клопотів вище голови.
І саме тому повернення групи Шеклтона в повному складі назад - після трьох років мандрів кригою! - нікого не вражає. Подумаєш, за три роки не загинуло 27 людей. В Європі в цей час в день гине більше людей, ніж за весь час Наполеонівських воєн. Масштаби змінилися. І проблеми також. Героїчні географічні відкриття перетворилися на піжонство та дурноверхе ризикування життям. Заради чого?
П.П.С. в книзі пропущено брутальні епізоди на зразок знищення собак. Не акцентовано на помилках Шеклтона, які коштували команді сил, часу та... собак. (Так, через Шеклтона, який заборонив робити запаси їжі, згодом довелося застрелити собак). І через нього загинуло троє - в допоміжній команді. Вони мали дійти до Полюса з іншого боку, зробити склади провізії - і вертатися. Складами мав скористатися Шеклтон в поході: щоб не тягнути всі припаси з собою. І от сталося типове для Шеклтона: він не попередив команду 2, що відстає від графіка. Шеклтон вирушив з Англії лише в серпні 1914, а команда 2 атакує Антарктиду з січня 1914 - і переживає, що не встигає зробити склади Шеклтону... Через поспіх і режим "всі на штурм" гинуть двоє матросів та капітан команди 2.
І ще одна деталь: 23 членів команди Шеклтона чекали його з допомогою - 3 місяці на безлюдному острові. Це останній етап порятунку. І всі вижили! Попри відчай та брак припасів. До їхнього виживання Шеклтон стосунку не має. Але саме ці три місяці були визначальними.
Тому... Як завжди, слава дісталася людині, яка загнала всіх у біду. Яка не була єдиним лідером. І через яку загинуло троє осіб. Але в історію увійшов лише Шеклтон, лише те, що вижили всі з його групи. І забулося, що більшість проблем були саме через абияке планування експедиції...
Ця книга написана для дітей, але я б не назвав її дитячою. Вона ілюстрована, але ці ілюстрації ближчі до інфографіки. Ілюстратор зображує багато дрібних деталей: припаси, собак, людей, шлюпки, тюки з вугіллям і мішки з провізією. І так далі, і тому подібне. Це перший тип ілюстрацій, який показує, що експедицію в край криги та снігу, складна задача: треба мати, що їсти, і мати, як пересуватися.
Друга група ілюстрацій - атмосферні. Корабель "Ендьюранс" застряг серед криги. Як зобразити мізерність людини та її корабля серед полів та океанів снігу та льоду? Автор робить цілий розворот, де невеликою фігуркою губиться корабель серед білості торосів. І такого типу ілюстрації використовуються всюди, де потрібно показати масштаб відстаней, які потрібно долати команді Шеклтона.
І третій тип ілюстрацій - власне інфографіка. Карти, схеми, плани корабля тощо.
Всі три типи ілюстрацій гарно співвідносяться із текстом: доповнюють, наповнюють. Тому, якщо ви читали Терор, але хотіли ще раз все візуалізувати - ласкаво прошу до цієї книги!
П.С. Єдине, чого деколи бракувало, то це контексту. Шеклтон вирушає в експедицію 8 серпня 1914 р. Для цього він просить дозволу в самого Черчіля. Але в цій книзі не пояснено, що 3 серпня Велика Британія вступила до Першої світової війни. А тому питання експедиції - вже не справа Шеклтона, але рішення Корони чи Адміралтейства.
І цей же контекст пояснює всю відчайдушність ситуації Шеклтона: якщо вони зазнають аварії серед криги (а так воно і сталося!), то ніхто їх рятувати не прийде. В Британії вже інших клопотів вище голови.
І саме тому повернення групи Шеклтона в повному складі назад - після трьох років мандрів кригою! - нікого не вражає. Подумаєш, за три роки не загинуло 27 людей. В Європі в цей час в день гине більше людей, ніж за весь час Наполеонівських воєн. Масштаби змінилися. І проблеми також. Героїчні географічні відкриття перетворилися на піжонство та дурноверхе ризикування життям. Заради чого?
П.П.С. в книзі пропущено брутальні епізоди на зразок знищення собак. Не акцентовано на помилках Шеклтона, які коштували команді сил, часу та... собак. (Так, через Шеклтона, який заборонив робити запаси їжі, згодом довелося застрелити собак). І через нього загинуло троє - в допоміжній команді. Вони мали дійти до Полюса з іншого боку, зробити склади провізії - і вертатися. Складами мав скористатися Шеклтон в поході: щоб не тягнути всі припаси з собою. І от сталося типове для Шеклтона: він не попередив команду 2, що відстає від графіка. Шеклтон вирушив з Англії лише в серпні 1914, а команда 2 атакує Антарктиду з січня 1914 - і переживає, що не встигає зробити склади Шеклтону... Через поспіх і режим "всі на штурм" гинуть двоє матросів та капітан команди 2.
І ще одна деталь: 23 членів команди Шеклтона чекали його з допомогою - 3 місяці на безлюдному острові. Це останній етап порятунку. І всі вижили! Попри відчай та брак припасів. До їхнього виживання Шеклтон стосунку не має. Але саме ці три місяці були визначальними.
Тому... Як завжди, слава дісталася людині, яка загнала всіх у біду. Яка не була єдиним лідером. І через яку загинуло троє осіб. Але в історію увійшов лише Шеклтон, лише те, що вижили всі з його групи. І забулося, що більшість проблем були саме через абияке планування експедиції...
July 12, 2018
Полізла читати на хвилі любові до корабликів у кризі (ні, досі не минулося; так, усіх стомила ще два місяці тому *ugly crying*). Пощастило таким обсесивним довбням, як я, що корабликів у кризі була певна кількість – запасу для читання не бракує.
Прекрасна дитяча ілюстрована книжечка про антарктичну експедицію Шеклтона, яка малореальну кількість часу простирчала спершу в pack ice, потім дрейфуючи на крижині, потім серед голих снігів, і, що ще менш малореально, вернулася у тій же комплектації, в якій починала (як не рахувати песиків).
Казкові ілюстрації: дрібні-предрібні детальки, десятки одиниць обладнання і спорядження і всі собаки і всі члени команди і казанки і кірки й бочки і що завгодно – і ця людська дрібнота протиставлена великим порожнім розворотам, де тільки погода і крига. Добре передає співвідношення масштабів.
Переклад не без русизмів і похибочок із англійської (скажімо, “океан на південь від мису Горн був найзрадливішим у світі”: я гарантую, що в оригіналі “treacherous”, себто у даному разі “підступний”, а не “зрадливий”), але цілком читабельний.
(Купила на почитати далі: “Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage” by Alfred Lansing. Ніхто випадково не хоче читати і кричати в стіночку зі мною? Читатиму повільно, бо якийсь інфернальний завал із роботою; зараз дочитую одну литовську книжку, а десь під кінець наступного тижня бралася б.)
Прекрасна дитяча ілюстрована книжечка про антарктичну експедицію Шеклтона, яка малореальну кількість часу простирчала спершу в pack ice, потім дрейфуючи на крижині, потім серед голих снігів, і, що ще менш малореально, вернулася у тій же комплектації, в якій починала (як не рахувати песиків).
Казкові ілюстрації: дрібні-предрібні детальки, десятки одиниць обладнання і спорядження і всі собаки і всі члени команди і казанки і кірки й бочки і що завгодно – і ця людська дрібнота протиставлена великим порожнім розворотам, де тільки погода і крига. Добре передає співвідношення масштабів.
Переклад не без русизмів і похибочок із англійської (скажімо, “океан на південь від мису Горн був найзрадливішим у світі”: я гарантую, що в оригіналі “treacherous”, себто у даному разі “підступний”, а не “зрадливий”), але цілком читабельний.
(Купила на почитати далі: “Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage” by Alfred Lansing. Ніхто випадково не хоче читати і кричати в стіночку зі мною? Читатиму повільно, бо якийсь інфернальний завал із роботою; зараз дочитую одну литовську книжку, а десь під кінець наступного тижня бралася б.)
September 15, 2019
William Grill has created a fitting memorial to Sir Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated attempt to cross Antarctica in 1914-1916. His colored pencil drawings are a bold visual narrative of the preparation and challenges faced by the crew of the Endurance, who persevered despite the harsh climate and their well-designed Norwegian ship being crushed by the polar ice in which it got trapped. Miraculously, nobody perished on this bold adventure.
February 6, 2017
Пафос, саспенс, гуманізм. І все у хорошій пропорції. Ілюстрації пречудові, історія розказується стрімко й цікаво, героям агресивно співчуваєш (ще б пак, оце зима із зим!), і я аж дві чи три сторінки вболівала за долю британського прапору в Антарктиді, що, як вдуматися, трохи дивно. Правда, мені було мало пінгвінів (а ті, які все ж таки потрапили в книжку, мають переважно поживне значення) і тема песиків наприкінці розкрита дещо невиразно. (Пішла читати джерела - мав же хтось написати, скільки песиків вижило).
Гарний подарунковий варіант (я якраз на подарунок і брала, це випадковий збіг, а не сезон читання ілюстрованих книжок), і міні-словничок, поданий у фіналі, дуже розчулює.
Гарний подарунковий варіант (я якраз на подарунок і брала, це випадковий збіг, а не сезон читання ілюстрованих книжок), і міні-словничок, поданий у фіналі, дуже розчулює.
April 12, 2015
This is a wonderful book, showing the epic journey of how Ernest Shackleton and his team managed to cross the frozen heart of Antarctica. Winner of the AOI Illustration New Talent Award Winner and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book, this is something a little special and will appeal to slightly older children (7+ would be my suggestion), especially those interested in non-fiction. This is a very visual read – there is only a small amount of text compared to the illustrations, sometimes only a paragraph or two on each page, so it is ideal for reluctant readers. The illustrations help the reader visualise the sheer expanse of snow and ice, as well as the equipment needed.
The book begins with a potted history of who Shackleton was. As a member of Captain Scott’s famous Discovery expedition (1901-1904) he was always drawn to the unexplored parts of the world. However, once Amundsen reached the South Pole ahead of Scott, he felt that the only challenge left was a crossing of the Antarctic continent, from sea to sea and via the Pole. This is the story of how Shackleton and his crew set out in 1914 to make that expedition.
There are pictures of everything in this book – from every member of the crew, all the dogs, the ship Endurance, all the equipment, maps and a thrilling explanation of everything that happened. If your child has any interest in exploring, factual books or just beautifully illustrated reads, then this has much to explore within its pages. A lovely edition to any child’s bookshelf.
The book begins with a potted history of who Shackleton was. As a member of Captain Scott’s famous Discovery expedition (1901-1904) he was always drawn to the unexplored parts of the world. However, once Amundsen reached the South Pole ahead of Scott, he felt that the only challenge left was a crossing of the Antarctic continent, from sea to sea and via the Pole. This is the story of how Shackleton and his crew set out in 1914 to make that expedition.
There are pictures of everything in this book – from every member of the crew, all the dogs, the ship Endurance, all the equipment, maps and a thrilling explanation of everything that happened. If your child has any interest in exploring, factual books or just beautifully illustrated reads, then this has much to explore within its pages. A lovely edition to any child’s bookshelf.
October 11, 2015
Великолепна книга! Радвам се, че излезе на български! Поздравления за издателство Рибка!http://ribka-publishing.bg/catalog/pt...
September 21, 2017
Странният ми интерес към полярните изследователи и ледените морета може да бъде датиран още в ранното детство и е една от най-нетипичните теми, които продължават да ме вълнуват без никаква връзка с каквото и да е друго на света. Представям си, че ако бях имала тази книжка като дете, сигурно щях да я наредя сред най-ценните си притежания, щях да знам всяка страница на изуст и да сънувам илюстрациите оживели. Прекрасно нещо е, прекрасно! Красива и вълнуваща, романтична по приключенски, но все пак - самата истина за една история, представена образно по енциклопедично му (изброяването на имената на кучететата от експедицията звучи едновремено като суров факт и поезия в този контекст, прочетох ги три пъти подред и накрая в ушите ми засвистя вятър).
September 21, 2017
Много хубаво издание - текст, илюстрации, изработка и въобще цялостен проект. Бих се радвала да прочета съдържателна информация за книгата и автора на сайта на издателството.
November 4, 2015
This is craft, this book.
It's hard to know where to begin with Grill's masterpiece; whether to talk about the palette of clear and clean colours, or his use of space on the page and that conscious decision to let the visuals work for his story to their utmost, or the vivid little marks of humanity dotted in each scene - the men dotted across the white expanse of the page, or huddled together for warmth under the curve of a broken up boat held together by oil paints.
Perhaps it's best to start with the facts: Shackleton's Journey details one of the expeditions of Ernest Shackleton to the Arctic. Grill's love and knowledge of his topic shines in his awareness of the detail and the human nuances he gives every illustration. The crew of the expedition range one page, looking out at us, with captions ranging from Able Seaman through to Stowaway. (A quick sidebar: more stories on stowaways please, I am intrigued so much by them).
Grill follows this journey from start to end and details every step of it with such graceful and poetic illustrations, that this book starts to ache with perfection. I hope that Shackleton's Journey endures for a long while and becomes considered as a classic alongside some of the great canonical titles of children's literature. It's already stating its case for classic status with ease; spreads of the ice-floe breaking up swallow the page with their magnitude, dwarfing the expedition with their immense, jaw-dropping scale, whilst other spreads speak of a warmth and humour that pays tribute to the bravery of these men. This in particular is a vital touch. (Google: Frank Hurley and Endurance to see some of the photographs from the expedition - they're almost unreal).
Shackleton's Journey is perfect, really, and it is one of those books that feels a little bit like a landmark point for the sector. I am in love.
It's hard to know where to begin with Grill's masterpiece; whether to talk about the palette of clear and clean colours, or his use of space on the page and that conscious decision to let the visuals work for his story to their utmost, or the vivid little marks of humanity dotted in each scene - the men dotted across the white expanse of the page, or huddled together for warmth under the curve of a broken up boat held together by oil paints.
Perhaps it's best to start with the facts: Shackleton's Journey details one of the expeditions of Ernest Shackleton to the Arctic. Grill's love and knowledge of his topic shines in his awareness of the detail and the human nuances he gives every illustration. The crew of the expedition range one page, looking out at us, with captions ranging from Able Seaman through to Stowaway. (A quick sidebar: more stories on stowaways please, I am intrigued so much by them).
Grill follows this journey from start to end and details every step of it with such graceful and poetic illustrations, that this book starts to ache with perfection. I hope that Shackleton's Journey endures for a long while and becomes considered as a classic alongside some of the great canonical titles of children's literature. It's already stating its case for classic status with ease; spreads of the ice-floe breaking up swallow the page with their magnitude, dwarfing the expedition with their immense, jaw-dropping scale, whilst other spreads speak of a warmth and humour that pays tribute to the bravery of these men. This in particular is a vital touch. (Google: Frank Hurley and Endurance to see some of the photographs from the expedition - they're almost unreal).
Shackleton's Journey is perfect, really, and it is one of those books that feels a little bit like a landmark point for the sector. I am in love.
January 6, 2017
Beautiful and clear book about Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated attempt to cross Antarctica. Yikes. I will stick to dry land, thankyouverymuch.
I am totally unfamiliar with William Grill, but the cover and spine caught my eye. The art throughout is so so great, a reminds me a bit of The Hundred Dresses. I think it's colored pencil, but I couldn't find that information anywhere in the book so I don't know! There is quite a bit of text, but it occurs on the page in such a way that it's never overwhelming.
This book is up there with World Without Fish as a kid's non-fiction book I would recommend. It's not for kid-research, but more for fun reading. Also I'm going to check out Nick Bertozzi's Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey and the PBS documentary Chasing Shackleton.
I am totally unfamiliar with William Grill, but the cover and spine caught my eye. The art throughout is so so great, a reminds me a bit of The Hundred Dresses. I think it's colored pencil, but I couldn't find that information anywhere in the book so I don't know! There is quite a bit of text, but it occurs on the page in such a way that it's never overwhelming.
This book is up there with World Without Fish as a kid's non-fiction book I would recommend. It's not for kid-research, but more for fun reading. Also I'm going to check out Nick Bertozzi's Shackleton: Antarctic Odyssey and the PBS documentary Chasing Shackleton.
June 9, 2016
This children's illustrated book has won several awards so I was intrigued to see if it would be something my nieces and nephews would be interested in.
This is a large format book with very few pages, so is a quick read. The art is fun, and the way the author creates collections of stuff is interesting, but I did not learn anything new here, and some of the art and text is so tiny you'd need a magnifying glass to really see it. The text was rather bland, though maybe it would work for younger readers, in which case it would make a good introduction to Shackleton's adventure. I expected to find a book that would leave little readers inspired to explore, but that is not the feeling I was left with after reading this one.
This is a large format book with very few pages, so is a quick read. The art is fun, and the way the author creates collections of stuff is interesting, but I did not learn anything new here, and some of the art and text is so tiny you'd need a magnifying glass to really see it. The text was rather bland, though maybe it would work for younger readers, in which case it would make a good introduction to Shackleton's adventure. I expected to find a book that would leave little readers inspired to explore, but that is not the feeling I was left with after reading this one.
January 2, 2019
Loved this book. Can’t wait to use it to inspire our next topic in Year 5.
August 28, 2018
Така чудова книжка з неймовірно атмосферними ілюстраціями про одну з найзахопливіших пригод 20-го століття.
Дуже сподобалась!
Дуже сподобалась!
October 25, 2017
This is a fabulous retelling of Shackleton's Journey along with his crew on the Endurance, a rightly named ship. The book tells of one man's journey to save not only to save himself, but to save his entire crew. Grill perfectly captures the journey Shackleton endures with both words and wonderful illustrations and diagrams. A book that could be used throughout Ks2 and inspire children to strive to achieve that dreams and ambitions.
January 13, 2021
Manages to recount the gruelling Antarctic expedition with surprising warmth, thanks to its charming illustrations. One of those childhood books that may well stay with the reader forever, I thought it was lovely!
August 6, 2017
Finally! Yes! Finished.
80 pages, that took me more than 2 weeks to read. That's insane.
Okay, rant aside, the book was good. Illustrations are superb, but the text felt lacking and a bit rushed.
80 pages, that took me more than 2 weeks to read. That's insane.
Okay, rant aside, the book was good. Illustrations are superb, but the text felt lacking and a bit rushed.
August 31, 2024
És que m'emmarcaria la meitat de les pàgines. Em semblen brutals les il·lustracions. I havent llegit abans el llibre de Shackleton, aquest és com un resum guay de llegir.
September 30, 2016
Продължаваме да ви представяме артистичните детски книги на издателство „Рибка”! Днес на дневен ред е „Пътешествието на Шакълтън” от Уилям Грил. „Това е една от най-добрите детски книги, които можете да купите в момента! Не само в България, но и в целия свят.” – твърдят издателите на сайта си, и ние се съгласяваме, макар и да бихме премахнали определението „детска”. Ърнест Шакълтън, легендарен пътешественик и изследовател, водил три британски експедиции до Антарктика в зората на двадесети век, преживял редица срещи със смъртта в брутално суровите условия на снежната пустош, заобикаляща Южния полюс... Да, действително не звучи като обичайния избор на тема за детска книга. Прочетете пълното ревю на "Книжни Криле":
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December 8, 2014
I've read a lot about the explorers and am no stranger to Shackleton's journeys. This book does a very fine, and entertaining, job of detailing Shackleton's attempt to cross Antarctica by land. This is an oversized picture book suitable for upper-elementary and up. The art is absolutely amazing, using a limited palette of blacks, blues and browns Grill appears to have used pastels or chalks and his use of white space to invoke the emptiness and harshness of the desolate continent is breathtaking. The story is very detailed (including the names of all the crew and 69 dogs) and told in short blocks of text interspersed with the illustrations. The narrative contains quotes from the crew themselves and the narrative voice is entertaining to read. An impressive book, for an introduction to the topic.
October 4, 2018
A beautiful books about Ernest Shackleton’s expedition, the problems he faced and how he overcame them. This book uses lovely pictures to visually show certain aspects of his journey, such as how much was taken?, how many dogs? And other aspects that allow children to understand what Shackleton and his crew must have gone through. A lovely historical figure to focus work on, as well as geography within the understanding of the world.
September 3, 2018
This is an engaging and informative book about Shackleton. It presents information in a fun way with illustrations and short paragraphs to keep it interesting. Shackleton teaches perseverance, leadership and teamwork. There is a helpful glossary at the end of the book.
June 15, 2022
Shakleton's Journey is a brilliant account of the journey Ernest Shakleton and his crew took in their quest to become the first adventurers to cross the Antarctic. It presents an insight into the journey he took and the challenges that were presented with the unpredictable conditions. It is written in an informative yet balanced style with reference to other expedition leaders that were also attempting the feat. It is easy to read but there are some words and phrases where adult support may be required for the children to understand. The Year 5 class where I was placed used this as a guided reading book so they could go into greater depth around the topic and elicited great discussions and an appreciation for the perseverence that Shakleton and his crew had on their expedition. Mixed sentence lengths and structures are used with the shorter sentences adding to the suspence in certiain areas of the book and longer sentences providing greater detail. Children would benefit from having an understanding of the topic and the expedition, however, the book does provide great detail and a nice introduction explaining what the journey entailed. Children would need to know who Shakleton is (although this is explained in the book), where Antartica is and it's vast scale, and who Shakleton was competing against.
March 20, 2018
Fantastic illustrations. Quite small writing, however, the text is broke up with illustrations and imagery. true story about Shackleton and his crew and how they managed to survive their adventure. A very factual book about equipment, supplies, includes geographical knowledge of England to south Georgia. Realistic illustrations of how the story happens to enable the children to imagine how the expedition really happened, solidify understanding. Really recommend this book to children and class reading for both non-fiction and fiction work. The detail to the illustrations and map work is outstanding. The back of the book contains a glossary for readers so that they can understand more about the words they are unsure about during the book.
March 3, 2024
Wyprawa Endurance to podnosząca na duchu opowieść o ludzkiej wytrwałości i sile przetrwania. Nieudana (bo nie osiągneła celu), a jednak udana (bo podróżnicy powrócili cało) wyprawa jest tematem wielu opracowań. Tym razem książki graficznej (nie jest to komiks), która w prosty sposób opowiada o losach Shackletona i jego załogi. Chciałam ją przeczytać od dawna i jestem trochę rozczarowana, bo historia gdy jest znana liczy się sposób jej opowiedzenia, a tu mam wątpliwości, do kogo tę opowieść skierowano, do dzieci, czy dorosłych? W obu przypadkach, czegoś mi zabrakło. Przede wszystkim chyba większego skupienia na ludziach, ich emocjach i szczegółach. Graficznie - bardzo spójna i klimatyczna. Obraz i tekst się uzupełniają, oba opowiadają historię.
November 14, 2017
This non-fiction book would fit perfectly on the shelves of a KS2 classroom. Exploring the journey of Shackleton and his men would not only make for an interesting topic, but allow for cross-curricular learning to be used to great effect, in the form of mapping and designing a ship. The book has a fictional narrative which would test the readers ability to identify functions and characteristics of texts, but this makes the book all the more enjoyable to read. Furthermore, the pictures provide the reader with the opportunity to explore the book further, and in more detail. A really interesting and enjoyable read.
July 9, 2018
Un gran descubrimiento me fascino leerlo y conocer más acerca de esta aventura, y todo lo que tuvieron que pasar, me parece que esta muy bien retratado y que conoces detalles de una forma sencilla: entre el texto, la forma que está distribuido y las ilustraciones una mezcla perfecta, para mi. Altamente recomendado para conocer más. Gracias a mi biblioteca por hacer esta sección de viajes de papel, naturaleza extrema, en mi próxima visita seguiré explorando para ver si descubro otra joya.
December 11, 2018
Loved this beautiful visual re-telling of Shakleton’s expedition crossing Antarctica. This book offers a rich variety of gorgeous illustrations and diagrams with interesting details about this incredible true story to the frozen polar south. A great opportunity for a cross curricular topic to share with children of the courage and endurance of these brave explorers.
December 26, 2018
Confession: I am not sure I had really considered that a non-fiction text could be as artistically rich as this until I met the work of William Grill. Rosen and Blake’s The Sad Book I had, maybe, not seen as NF, and when I found Shackleton’s Journey (yes, it was Mat Tobin who put it in my hands) I was amazed at the sudden, sweeping changes in POV and the play between words and pictures. This book needs reading for this aspect alone.
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