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Shackleton’s Journey: A Lovely Illustrated Chronicle of History’s Most Heroic Polar Expedition
By maria popova.
In August of 1914, legendary British explorer Ernest Shackleton led his brave crew of men and dogs on a journey to the end of the world — the enigmatic continent of Antarctica. That voyage — monumental both historically and scientifically — would become the last expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, which stretched from 1888 to 1914. From Flying Eye Books — the children’s book imprint of British indie press Nobrow, which gave us Freud’s comic biography , Blexbolex’s brilliant No Man’s Land and some gorgeous illustrated histories of aviation and the Space Race — comes Shackleton’s Journey ( public library ), a magnificent chronicle by emerging illustrator William Grill , whose affectionate and enchanting colored-pencil drawings bring to life the legendary explorer and his historic expedition.
As Grill tells us in the introduction, Shackleton was a rather extraordinary character:
Shackleton was the second of ten children. From a young age, Shackleton complained about teachers, but he had a keen interest in books, especially poetry — years later, on expeditions, he would read to his crew to lift their spirits. Always restless, the young Ernest left school at 16 to go to sea. After working his way up the ranks, he told his friends, “I think I can do something better, I want to make a name for myself.”
And make it he did. Reflecting on the inescapable allure of exploration, which carried him through his life of adventurous purpose, Shackleton once remarked:
I felt strangely drawn to the mysterious south. I vowed to myself that some day I would go to the region of ice and snow, and go on and on ’til I came to one of the poles of the Earth, the end of the axis on which this great round ball turns.
From the funding and recruitment of the famed expedition, to the pioneering engineering of the Endurance ship, to the taxonomy of crew members, dogs, and supplies, Grill traces Shackleton’s tumultuous journey from the moment the crew set sail to their misfortune-induced change of plans and soul-wrenching isolation “500 miles away from the nearest civilization” to their eventual escape from their icy prison and salvation ashore Elephant Island.
As a lover of dogs and visual lists , especially illustrated lists and dog-themed illustrations , I was especially taken with Grill’s visual inventories of equipment and dogs:
Despite the gargantuan challenges and life-threatening curveballs, Shackleton’s expedition drew to a heroic close without the loss of a single life. It is a story of unrelenting ambition to change the course of history, unflinching courage in the face of formidable setbacks, and above all optimism against all odds — the same optimism that emanates with incredible warmth from Grill’s tender illustrations.
Years later, Shackleton himself captured the spirit that carried them:
I chose life over death for myself and my friends… I believe it is in our nature to explore, to reach out into the unknown. The only true failure would be not to explore at all.
Shackleton’s Journey is an absolute treasure. Complement it with Rachel Sussman’s journey in Shackleton’s footsteps .
Images courtesy of Nobrow
— Published February 26, 2014 — https://www.themarginalian.org/2014/02/26/shackletons-journey-william-grill-nobrow/ —
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Young, up-and-coming 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.
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Winner of the 2015 Kate Greenaway Medal A The New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2014 Best Children’s Book of 2014, Wall Street Journal Best Children’s Book of 2014, Brain Pickings A 2015 USBBY Outstanding International Book “Mr. Grill’s manner of illustration lends itself beautifully to the juxtaposition of early-20th-century human ingenuity and the raw, indifferent power of nature.” —Wall Street Journal “A book every house should have.” — The Guardian “A magnificent chronicle by emerging illustrator William Grill, whose affectionate and enchanting colored-pencil drawings bring to life the legendary explorer and his historic expedition.” —Brainpickings “A perfect picture book for any would be historian or adventurer. “ —This Picture Book Life “Author William Grill does an excellent job telling this story so that the book can be both a resource for a child’s book report as well as a captivating picture book for anyone wanting to learn about this expedition. But even more powerful than the narrative are the detailed and dramatic illustrations, done in colored pencils, many which, if framed, would look stunning on a wall. To top it all off, the textured book cover and raw, thick pages make this a book to flaunt on your coffee table or child’s bookshelf.” —Wink Books “This is a book that will appeal to adult art lovers, picture book fans and history buffs (of which, I fall into all three categories), children and adult alike. The book’s large format gives ample space for detailed colored pencil illustrations and the perfect pacing for such a fascinating journey.” —The Eric Carle Museum “Another gorgeous book, ‘Shackleton’s Journey,’ by William Grill, recounts the adventures of the notorious polar explorer. Who knew that staffing for Shackleton included questions about the candidates singing ability? A quirky man indeed.” —Campus Circle “What a remarkable book, and a harrowing story of bravery, endurance and hope! […] Beautifully illustrated and endlessly compelling, it is a tribute to explorers, their bravery and their hopes.” —Sal’s Fiction Addiction “William Grill’s well designed book is the perfect introduction for young readers to get a sense of the Endurance expedition.” —Mindy Rhiger “An example of the arty but accessible […], the sketches evoke the feeling of a naturalist’s diary with an almost documentary feeling as we peek into the mundane (six months provisions) isolating hardship (crossing the ice fields) and relief (rescue and survival).” —Lisa Von Drasek, Early Word “The meticulously detailed colored pencil illustrations highlight the planning, the departure, the voyage, the rescue efforts, and the successful return of the crew after the loss of the Endurance on the ice.” —Dragon Lode
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Shackleton's journey by william grill 9-11.
Ernest Shackleton dreamed of crossing the frozen wastes of Antarctica. The uncharted territory of frozen seas takes Shackleton prisoner by trapping his ship, the Endurance, in a deadly grip of ice.
Shackleton and his crew were stranded; cold, hungry and thousands of miles from home the expedition set out on a mammoth trek across the ice in search of rescue.
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Shackleton's Journey
By William Grill, and and, William Grill
Winner of the 2015 Kate Greenaway Medal A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2014 Best Children’s Book of 2014, Wall Street Journal Best Children’s Book of 2014, Brain Pickings A 2015 USBBY Outstanding International Book Young, up-and-coming 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.
Really interesting book about the horrors and trials during the journey. Recommend to those who like real life adventure books.
An exciting read with wonderful pictures and information
Shackleton's journey is a factual account of Ernest Shackleton's journey across the vast south polar continent Antarctica. It is told in a very readable and interesting way. The illustrations are super. I felt like I was on the journey too. I would highly recommend this book to all would be explorers!
THIS book are talking about shackleton helping people when traveling around
This is a tremendous story to illustrate the power of determination and true human grit. William has made the story easy to follow with beautiful illustrations. I enjoyed reading it.
I love this book! The pictures are incredible and so creatively displayed. The book is based on the key facts linked to Shackleton’s Journey across the Wendell Sea and is an incredible story of resilience and survival. It is so interesting to read about the hardships Shackleton and his crew faced and overcame. The layout of each page is so carefully constructed to illustrate key information. Highly recommend this book for Key Stage 2; a true story of perseverance and survival against all odds.
A fabulous book which I can’t wait to share with my class. The illustrations are absolutely beautiful and really evoke the chill and mystique that accompanies the story.
It was all real and I thought that Endurance's crew were some of the greatest heroes of all time despite that they killed and ate their 69 dogs. It interested me because we'd done it at school and i really enjoyed it. I wouldn't recommend it because it was quite scary and I don't know if other people would like scary things.
Utterly beautiful and fascinating book. Pages so wonderfully illustrated with facts that make the mind boggle. I used this with a Year 6 class and they loved it. Learnt so much reading it and have even more admiration for these bygone explorers than previously. Thoroughly recommend. I chose it because we were studying frozen kingdoms but could be read at any time!
I would want to be an expedition photographer if I went on an expedition because love taking pictures of nature
I did not really like this book because I am not factual book person, I like picture books but one thing I did like was the illustrations because it follow's the text very well. I would say its for year 3 kid and up. And also it has more words than you can imagine.
Very interesting and accessible book with superb illustrations.
I think that this is a good book if you want to know the history of a journey to the South pole.
I thought this book was a good children's history reference book. This book was interesting because I wanted to find out about Shackleton. I would recommend this book to history lovers.
This book is about a person called Shackleton and his crew and how they survived in the south pole. Shackleton built a ship called the ENDURANCE. They designed it in such a way that it could break through ice. Sadly, the ship broke down when it crashed and became a little pile of rubble. My favourite part is when the crew caught a sea leopard which they cooked and ate. This book is a non-fiction book that vividly narrates a real adventure. Finally, the beautiful illustrations make the story come to life.
Very interesting detail of a great adventure
love the book
This is a very good non-fiction book and you could base presentations off of it!
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Shackleton’s Journey is a mesmerising non-fiction picture book by William Grill that focuses on themes of courage and endurance, as well as going into detail about the lives of Shackleton’s crew and the thrilling elements of the expedition.
This download pack contains a three-page PDF featuring cross-curricular classroom activity ideas, including writing persuasive letters , model building, science experiments and learning about the rigours of Shackleton’s mission and the perils of the freezing climate.
This Shackleton’s Journey download contains:
- Three-page PDF featuring classroom activities
- Five worksheets to use in class
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Ernest Shackleton facts
- Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton was born on the 15th February 1874 in Kilkea, Ireland.
- His children were called Raymond, Cecily and Edward.
- He served in the Royal Navy and the British Army.
- His first Antarctic expedition took place in 1901, led by Robert Falcon Scott. Shackleton become ill and had to return home without reaching the South Pole.
- He married Emily Dorman in 1904.
- In 1906 Shackleton returned to the Antarctic on the ship Nimrod.
- In 1914 Shackleton made his third trip to the Antarctic on the ship Endurance. The ship got stuck in the ice and Shackleton, along with five crew members, rowed 1,300km to South Georgia to seek help.
- Shackleton died on the 5th January 1922, aged 47, in South Georgia.
Clare Pearson is deputy headteacher at Summerbank Primary School in Stoke. Previously, Clare was the Primary Advisory English Teacher for Stoke-on-Trent.
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Shackleton's Journey by William Grill - review
This wonderfully illustrated book was fantastic, interesting and informative. I loved the detailed yet simple pictures that added 110% more to the story. The text is factual yet engaging and I read it as soon as I could.
The story, as the title says, is about Shackleton's monumental expedition to cross Antarctica. The book is split into little sections about every part of his journey, from the sinking of Endurance (Shackleton's ship), to Patience Camp. The whole trip is explained in great detail which, together with the easy to read sections, makes the trip understandable and appealing.
Probably the best part of this book is the illustrations. The captivating clear pictures make it feel like you are there, journeying with Shackleton. The unique pictures look brilliant and bring the fun of reading to a whole new level. I loved the way the author had his own style of illustrating.
I think this attractive book is a wonderful read, alone or with family and every household should have a copy. I recommend this for over 8s because, although the wording is quite simple, younger kids may not be able to understand the plot and the way the men were feeling.
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Shackleton's Journey by William Grill
In the last days of the Heroic Age of Exploration, Ernest Shackleton dreamed of crossing the frozen heart of Antarctica, a place of ferocious seas, uncharted mountains and bone-chilling cold. But when his ship, the Endurance became trapped in the deadly grip of the ice, Shackleton’s dreams were shattered. Stranded in a cold, white world, and thousands of miles from home, the men of the expedition set out on a desperate trek across the ice in search of rescue.
Shackleton’s Journey is the true story of how Shackleton and his crew managed to survive this epic adventure, and a testament to their great courage and endurance.
Main Focus: Alphabetical Order
This activity focuses on pages 7-8 of the book and alphabetical order.
In 1914, 99 dogs were sent from Canada to London. 69 of these dogs were then chosen for the expedition. They gave them all names; and some were named after famous people and members of the crew.
Some of the names were:
Wolf, Sooty, Paddy, Chips, Tim, Dismal, Bob, Martin, Hercules, Noel, Jamie, Alti, Jasper and Roy.
Your Year 3 / Year 4 class will put some of the names into alphabetical order.
Main Focus: Past and Present Tense
This activity focuses on pages 14-24 of the book and tense.
Your LKS2 class will identify verbs in the sentences that have been chosen from the Shackleton’s Journey book and identify whether they are past or present tense.
Main Focus: Vocabulary Extension - Pages 4-28
In this resource, your class will explore some of the challenging vocabulary from pages 4-28 of the book.
Your class will use the words bank to complete the sentences.
We have differentiated this a number of ways and your class can even do an extension activity of looking up definitions, synonyms, antonyms etc.
Main Focus: Suffixes
This resource focuses on suffixes: -ing, -ful, -ly, -ible & -ness
A suffix is a group of letters which are added to the end of a word to make a new word. Your class will use the table in the resource to sort the words that end in the suffix -ing.
The words can all be found in the text of ‘Shackleton’s Journey’.
Main Focus: Sentence Openers
This LKS2 activity focuses on a range of sentence openers from the book.
Your class will begin to recognise the different openers used by the author by categorising them.
By recognising that there are different openers they can use, this will improve their literacy understanding and they can apply it to their independent writing.
Main Focus: Synonyms
Synonyms are words which have the same or similar meanings. We can use synonyms to make our writing more interesting.
In this whole class reading / guided reading activity, tour class will fill in the blanks in the resource with a synonym for the word in brackets.
Make sure to remind them to read the rest of the sentence carefully to check that their choice of synonym makes sense. The first one has been done for them.
Main Focus: Apostrophes
This activity focuses on apostrophes and is from Page 28 of the book to the end.
This resource covers apostrophes for possession and contractions.
Main Focus: Spelling and Applying (including homophones)
This resource is linked to pages 51 and 52 of the book and spelling.
Your class are tasked to find all the spelling errors in the passage and then write the correct spelling of each word above.
We have also included homophones in this activity to help children identify words with different spelling and meanings, to help them put such words into the correct context.
Main Focus: Comprehension
This is a comprehension for the book Shackleton’s Journey and focuses on the whole book.
Your Year 3 / Year 4 class will be encouraged to use their knowledge of the story, their understanding and apply their knowledge to answer the questions.
Main Focus: Event Sequencing
In this activity, your class will sequence the main events from the story in chronological order to show their understanding.
Your Year 3 / Year 4 class will number each event from 1-14 to complete the story sequence.
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To celebrate Ernest Shackleton’s departure on “Endurance” across the Antarctic, star illustrator William Grill brings us a detailed visual narrative of this extraordinary and historical expedition.
Grill’s beautiful use of coloured pencils and vibrant hues place him somewhere on the artistic spectrum between Raymond Briggs and David Hockney, and his fastidious cataloguing of every single detail of the expedition is nothing short of a Blackstock collection.
Grill evokes the atmosphere and intrepid excitement that would have surrounded the expedition with his impeccably researched and detailed drawings. Children will love examining the exploded diagrams of the peculiar provision taken or the individual drawings of the sled dogs or pack horses. This book takes the academic and historical information surrounding the expedition and teams it with powerful illustration for all readers to enjoy.
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A writing root for shackleton's journey.
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KS: Lower KS2
Year Group: Year 4
Literary Theme: Unearthing Civilisations
Author(s): William Grill
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- Spelling Seed
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Packing lists (justifications), letters (formal and informal), setting descriptions, interviews, diaries, dialogue
Main Outcome:
Newspaper report
15 sessions, 3 weeks
Overview and Outcomes:
This is a three-week Writing Root for Shackleton’s Journey by William Grill in which children begin by discovering an advert asking for volunteers to join a ‘hazardous journey’. They then apply for one of the many roles on Shackleton’s expedition. Children then go on to use William Grill’s text to find out about the perilous adventure whilst creating interviews in role, writing both formal and informal letters and finally creating their own newspaper report about the events of Shackleton’s famous journey.
Synopsis of Text:
Shackleton's Journey is a unique visual re-telling Ernest Shackleton's landmark expedition crossing the Antarctic from one pole to the other. William Grill's impeccably researched and informative illustrations celebrate the 100th anniversary since the historic exploration by Shackleton and his crew on Endurance. Children will love exploring Grill's exploded diagrams and the fascinating details of this landmark voyage.
Text Rationale:
Shackleton’s Journey is a uniquely visual non-fiction re-telling of Ernest Shackleton’s epic expedition across the Antarctic. The text has a clear factual style as well as sparse but thought-provoking illustrations by William Grill which are highly engaging. This gives children an understanding of the period after the Victorians and the start of WW1 and about what life was like in Britain.
Links and themes:
Explorers, adventure, expeditions, famous people, friendship, resilience, determination and exploration
Date written: June 2017
A Spelling Seed is available for Shackleton's Journey.
Spelling Seed Overview:
This is a three-session spelling seed for the book Shackleton's Journey by William Grill. Below is the coverage from Appendix 1 of the National Curriculum 2014.
Spelling Seeds have been designed to complement Writing Roots by providing weekly, contextualised sequences of sessions for the teaching of spelling that include open-ended investigations and opportunities to practise and apply within meaningful and purposeful contexts, linked (where relevant) to other areas of the curriculum and a suggestion of how to extend the investigation into home learning.
There is a Spelling Seed session for every week of the associated Writing Root.
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Shackleton’s Journey Activity Sheets
Find here three activity sheets that are a fun addition the book Shackleton’s Journey from award-winning illustrator William Grill.
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Shackleton’s Journey by William Grill
To celebrate Ernest Shackleton’s departure on “Endurance” across the Antarctic, star illustrator William Grill brings us a detailed visual narrative of this extraordinary and historical expedition.
Grill’s beautiful use of coloured pencils and vibrant hues place him somewhere on the artistic spectrum between Raymond Briggs and David Hockney, and his fastidious cataloguing of every single detail of the expedition is nothing short of a Blackstock collection.
Grill evokes the atmosphere and intrepid excitement that would have surrounded the expedition with his impeccably researched and detailed drawings. Children will love examining the exploded diagrams of the peculiar provision taken or the individual drawings of the sled dogs or pack horses. This book takes the academic and historical information surrounding the expedition and teams it with powerful illustration for all readers to enjoy.
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Shackleton's journey by Grill, William, author, artist. Publication date ... AOI Illustration Award for Children's Books New Talent Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2022-02-21 14:14:33 Boxid IA40371803 ... Pdf_module_version 0.0.18 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20220224234408
The Iver Village Junior School - Home is a website that provides information about the school, its curriculum, events, and achievements. One of the highlights is a pdf document that tells the story of Shackleton's Journey, an adventurous expedition to Antarctica. The pdf includes illustrations, maps, and facts that engage and inspire the readers. If you are interested in learning more about ...
From Flying Eye Books — the children's book imprint of British indie press Nobrow, which gave us Freud's comic biography, Blexbolex's brilliant No Man's Land and some gorgeous illustrated histories of aviation and the Space Race — comes Shackleton's Journey (public library), a magnificent chronicle by emerging illustrator William ...
4.31. 1,112 ratings208 reviews. 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 ...
Shackleton's Journey . Shackleton's Journey . Shackleton's Journey . Shackleton's Journey . Author: ctaylor Created Date: 11/11/2020 4:25:08 PM ...
Young, up-and-coming 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 ...
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Children will love examining the exploded diagrams of the peculiar provision taken or the individual drawings of the sled dogs or pack horses. This book takes the academic and historical information surrounding the expedition and teams it with powerful illustration for all readers to enjoy. Weight. 0.65 kg. Dimensions. 30.5 × 24.5 × 1.5 cm ...
Publisher: Flying Eye Book. In August 1914, Ernest Shackleton and his brave crew set out to cross the frozen wastes of Antarctica, in what was to be the last expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Ahead of them lay unimaginable danger - ferocious seas, uncharted mountains, ice and snow. This is the true story of how Shackleton ...
Young, up-and-coming 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 ...
Hardcover. $16.99 41 Used from $3.14 28 New from $14.60. In the last days of the Heroic Age of Exploration, Ernest Shackleton dreamed of crossing the frozen heart of Antarctica, a place of ferocious seas, uncharted mountains and bone-chilling cold. But when his ship, the Endurance became trapped in the deadly grip of the ice, Shackleton's ...
Shackleton's Journey by William Grill 9-11. Ernest Shackleton dreamed of crossing the frozen wastes of Antarctica. The uncharted territory of frozen seas takes Shackleton prisoner by trapping his ship, the Endurance, in a deadly grip of ice. Shackleton and his crew were stranded; cold, hungry and thousands of miles from home the expedition set ...
This book takes the academic and historical information behind the expedition and reinterprets it for a young audience. See also: Meredith Hooper: Ice Trap! Shackleton's Incredible Expedition illustrated by M P Robertson (9780711217447), Frances Lincoln £7.99. Levison Wood: Incredible Journeys (9781526360434), Wren & Rook £14.99
By William Grill, and and, William Grill avg rating . 18 reviews. Winner of the 2015 Kate Greenaway Medal A New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2014 Best Children's Book of 2014, Wall Street Journal Best Children's Book of 2014, Brain Pickings A 2015 USBBY Outstanding International Book Young, up-and-coming illustrator William Grill weaves a detailed visual narrative of Shackleton's ...
Shackleton's Journey is a mesmerising non-fiction picture book by William Grill that focuses on themes of courage and endurance, as well as going into detail about the lives of Shackleton's crew and the thrilling elements of the expedition.. This download pack contains a three-page PDF featuring cross-curricular classroom activity ideas, including writing persuasive letters, model building ...
William Grill is a London based illustrator whose main interest lies in narrative illustration and publishing. He draws most of his inspiration from the natural world and enjoys working in coloured pencils and relief printmaking; his first book, the best-selling Shackleton's Journey won the 2015 Kate Greenaway award and has been translated into over 14 languages.
William Grill, Shackleton's Journey. This wonderfully illustrated book was fantastic, interesting and informative. I loved the detailed yet simple pictures that added 110% more to the story.
Shackleton's Journey. Hardcover - Illustrated, February 18, 2014. Young, up-and-coming 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.
Shackleton's Journey is the true story of how Shackleton and his crew managed to survive this epic adventure, and a testament to their great courage and endurance. Main Focus: Alphabetical Order This activity focuses on pages 7-8 of the book and alphabetical order.
Children will love examining the exploded diagrams of the peculiar provision taken or the individual drawings of the sled dogs or pack horses. This book takes the academic and historical information surrounding the expedition and teams it with powerful illustration for all readers to enjoy. Weight. 0.65 kg. Dimensions. 30.5 × 24.5 × 1.5 cm ...
Shackleton's Journey is a uniquely visual non-fiction re-telling of Ernest Shackleton's epic expedition across the Antarctic. The text has a clear factual style as well as sparse but thought-provoking illustrations by William Grill which are highly engaging. This gives children an understanding of the period after the Victorians and the ...
William Grill has been awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal for illustration. Also available is Shackleton's Journey Activity Book. Publisher: Flying Eye Books. ISBN: 9781909263109. Number of pages: 80. Dimensions: 305 x 245 mm. MEDIA REVIEWS. A book every house should have. - The Guardian.
Shackleton's Journey by William Grill. To celebrate Ernest Shackleton's departure on "Endurance" across the Antarctic, star illustrator William Grill brings us a detailed visual narrative of this extraordinary and historical expedition. Grill's beautiful use of coloured pencils and vibrant hues place him somewhere on the artistic spectrum between Raymond Briggs and David Hockney, and ...