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Locked In Ice
A spellbinding biography of Fridtjof Nansen, the pioneer of polar exploration, with a spotlight on his harrowing three-year journey to the top of the world.
An explorer who many adventurers argue ranks alongside polar celebrity Ernest Shackleton, Fridtjof Nansen contributed tremendous amounts of new information to our knowledge about the Polar Arctic. At a time when the North Pole was still undiscovered territory, he attempted the journey in a way that most experts thought was mad: Nansen purposefully locked his ship in ice for two years in order to float northward along the currents. Richly illustrated with historic photographs, this riveting account of Nansen’s Arctic expedition celebrates the legacy of an extraordinary adventurer who pushed the boundaries of human exploration to further science into the twentieth century.
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Author's Note
Learn why Peter Lourie knew Nansen’s story needed to be told and the unfortunate truth about sled dogs in the days of early exploration.
After Matter
Pulled directly from Locked In Ice, here’s a convenient PDF for use with book reports and classroom discussion.
Adventure Exercise
A simple one-page guide for helping students envision a grand adventure like Fridtjof Nansen’s quest for the Arctic.
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