Ernest Shackleton is another great addition to the Little People, Big Dreams series! If you haven't picked up this wonderful children's picture book series yet, get on it! It's a non-fiction lovers dream!

I hadn't heard of Ernest Shackleton, so this book did it's job! I learned a fair bit and am totally impressed.

The illustrations are wonderful, the non-fiction tales are told in an educational way and the entire atmosphere of the book is full of curious learning.

Four out of five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review. ( )

Ernest Shackleton is another great addition to the Little People, Big Dreams series! If you haven't picked up this wonderful children's picture book series yet, get on it! It's a non-fiction lovers dream!

I hadn't heard of Ernest Shackleton, so this book did it's job! I learned a fair bit and am totally impressed.

The illustrations are wonderful, the non-fiction tales are told in an educational way and the entire atmosphere of the book is full of curious learning.

Four out of five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review. ( )

This is not the most successful book in the series. It is very short on information. Shackleton was a young man who wanted to explore and explore. He even survived multiple trips to Antarctica. This book just seems to rush through his most adventurous days. For example, how did they live on floating ice. How long did the trip take, etc. There is just not enough information to really get at the core of who Shackleton was and why he is important to history. ( )

‘’To be brave cheerily, to be patient with a glad heart, to stand the agonies of thirst with laughter and song, to walk beside death for months and never be sad – that's the spirit that makes courage worth having.’’

Ernest was born in Kilkea, County Kildare in 1874. Even though he lived in a beautiful land of green and blue and gold, he wanted to travel far and wide and explore the world. He even dug a hole in the yeard, aiming to reach the other side of our planet. When he joined the merchant navy, he had the chance to take part in two expeditions, trying to reach the South Pole. Fascinated and unhindered by Amundsen’s success, he decided to cross Antarctica from sea to sea.

In August 1914, Endurance sailed to Antarctica. 28 men and 69 dogs headed to the land of ice and mystery. Stories, games and sports were the means to overcome the great difficulties of the journey to the unknown. When the ship was damaged by the breaking of the ice, Ernest and his men understood that their hopes relied on their lifeboats. In seven days, they had reached Elephant Island, and the flame was rekindled. Ernest managed to lead his men to safety through his courage, strength and undiminished optimism.

One more brilliant and moving addition to the beautiful series.

‘’Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all.’’

Many thanks to Frances Lincoln Children’s Books and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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