Publisher description for Emperors of the ice : the true story of a terrible journey / Richard Farr.


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Apsley George Benet Cherry-Garrard has always dreamt of becoming an explorer. So in the spring of 1910, when Captain Robert Falcon Scott offers young “Cherry” the position of Assistant Zoologist aboard the Terra Nova, Cherry considers himself the luckiest man alive. Cherry’s luck, however, will soon change. Far off in the icy unknown of Antarctica, where temperatures plummet below –77°F, exploration is synonymous with a struggle for life. Frostbite, scurvy, hidden ice chasms, and packs of hungry killer whales are very real dangers. But even these perils don’t prepare Cherry for the expedition he and two other crew members embark upon to collect the eggs of Emperor penguins. Along the way, he will face the elements head-on, risking life and limb in the name of science.
Rife with captivating details of survival in an icy wilderness, and illustrated with dozens of photographs from the actual journey, this reimagining of the famous 1910 expedition to the South Pole, told in Cherry’s voice, is an unforgettable tale of courage and camaraderie.






Library of Congress subject headings for this publication:
British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition -- (1910-1913) -- Juvenile fiction.
Cherry-Garrard, Apsley, -- 1886-1959 -- Juvenile fiction.
Wilson, Edward Adrian, -- 1874-1912 -- Juvenile fiction.
Scott, Robert Falcon, -- 1868-1912 -- Juvenile fiction.
British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition -- (1910-1913) -- Fiction.
Cherry-Garrard, Apsley, -- 1886-1959 -- Fiction.
Wilson, Edward Adrian, -- 1872-1912 -- Fiction.
Scott, Robert Falcon, -- 1868-1912 -- Fiction.
Explorers -- Fiction.
Emperor penguin -- Fiction.
Penguins -- Fiction.
Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Fiction.