Mrs Chippy The Cat

Author : Caroline Alexander
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0060932619
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mrs. Chippy's Last Expedition written by Caroline Alexander and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1999-03-24 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The carpenter has a very fine cat who is known as "Mrs. Chippie"... -- from the diary of Commander F. A. Worsley, captain of Shackleton's Endurance When Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance became trapped in the Antarctic ice, all twenty-nine members of the crew were pushed to their limits of survival, including Mrs. Chippy, the ship's estimable cat. Fortunately for posterity, Mrs. Chippy left a diary of the ordeal. Closely based on the true events of Shackleton's heroic journey, and illustrated with authentic photographs taken by Frank Hurley, expedition photographer, Mrs. Chippy's Last Expedition is a firsthand account of one of the greatest adventures in history--from a unique point of view.

Author : Susan Brocker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781775437086
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mrs Chippy the Cat written by Susan Brocker and published by . This book was released on 2021-07 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Baba the Cat
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1250217717
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Cat's Tale written by Baba the Cat and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fun, fanciful, and even informative." —People The first comprehensive history of felines—from the laps of pagan gods to present-day status as meme stars—as revealed by a very learned tabby with a knack for hunting down facts Since the dawn of civilization, felines have prowled alongside mankind as they expanded their territory and spread the myth of human greatness. And today, cats are peddled on social media as silly creatures here to amuse humans with their antics. But this is an absurd, self-centered fantasy. The true history of felines is one of heroism, love, tragedy, sacrifice, and gravitas. Not entirely convinced? Well, get ready, because Baba the Cat is here to set the record straight. Spanning almost every continent and thousands—yes, thousands—of years, Baba’s complex story of feline survival presents readers with a diverse cast of cats long forgotten: from her prehistoric feline ancestors and the ancient Egyptian cat goddess Bastet to the daring mariners at the height of oceanic discovery, key intellectuals in the Enlightenment period, revered heroes from World Wars I and II, and the infamous American tabbies. Baba, a talented model in addition to a scholar, goes beyond surface-level scratches, pairing her freshly unearthed research with a series of stunning costume portraits to bring history to life. A paws-on journey through the feline hall of fame, with in-depth research and four-legged testaments that will make you rethink who defines history, A Cat’s Tale is a one-of-a-kind chronicle that introduces readers to the illustrious ancestors of their closest companions and shows, once and for all, that cats know exactly what they’re doing.

Author : Kimberlie Hamilton
Publisher : Scholastic Nonfiction
ISBN 13 : 9781338355833
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fearless Felines: 30 True Tales of Courageous Cats written by Kimberlie Hamilton and published by Scholastic Nonfiction. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the lives of thirty cats across the world and throughout the centuries, who became the heroes of their own stories, while providing cat themed quizzes and facts.

Author : Caroline Alexander
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426208146
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lost Gold of the Dark Ages written by Caroline Alexander and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a history of England from the departure of Roman forces in 450 A.D. to the Norman invasion of 1066, focusing on the gold and silver artifacts of the Staffordshire Hoard found in 2009 to highlight the events and art of the period.

Author : Ernest Shackleton
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789506344
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book South! written by Ernest Shackleton and published by Arcturus Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-31 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We had seen God in His splendours, heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man." In 1914, Ernest Shackleton set out on an 1,800-mile trek across Antarctica. During the three-year expedition, his team overcame shipwreck, treacherous glaciers, and a bitterly hostile climate. They faced the elements on this icy continent with extraordinary determination, resourcefulness, and courage. This account by one of Britain's greatest explorers is at once thrilling, harrowing, and inspiring.

Author : Caroline Alexander
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781526708786
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Endurance written by Caroline Alexander and published by . This book was released on 2017-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing upon previously unavailable sources, Caroline Alexander gives us a riveting account of Shackleton's expedition one of history's greatest epics of survival. And she presents the astonishing work of Frank Hurley, the Australian photographer whose visual record of the adventure was never before published comprehensively. Together, text and image re-create the terrible beauty of Antarctica, the awful destruction of the ship, and the crew's heroic daily struggle to stay alive, a miracle achieved largely through Shackleton's inspiring leadership. The survival of Hurley's remarkable images is scarcely less miraculous: The original glass plate negatives, from which most of the book's illustrations are superbly reproduced, were stored in hermetically sealed canisters that survived months on the ice floes, a week in an open boat on the polar seas, and several more months buried in the snows of a rocky outcrop called Elephant Island. Finally, Hurley was forced to abandon his professional equipment; thereafter he captured some of the most unforgettable images of the struggle with a pocket camera and three rolls of Kodak film.

Author : Alvah Simon
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 076790446X
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book North to the Night written by Alvah Simon and published by Crown. This book was released on 1999-09-14 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In June 1994 Alvah Simon and his wife, Diana, set off in their 36-foot sailboat to explore the hauntingly beautiful world of icebergs, tundra, and fjords lying high above the Arctic Circle. Four months later, unexpected events would trap Simon alone on his boat, frozen in ice 100 miles from the nearest settlement, with the long polar night stretching into darkness for months to come. With his world circumscribed by screaming blizzards and marauding polar bears and his only companion a kitten named Halifax, Simon withstands months of crushing loneliness, sudden blindness, and private demons. Trapped in a boat buried beneath the drifting snow, he struggles through the perpetual darkness toward a spiritual awakening and an understanding of the forces that conspired to bring him there. He emerges five months later a transformed man. Simon's powerful, triumphant story combines the suspense of Into Thin Air with a crystalline, lyrical prose to explore the hypnotic draw of one of earth's deepest and most dangerous wildernesses.

Author : Victoria McKernan
Publisher : Laurel Leaf
ISBN 13 : 0307545660
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shackleton's Stowaway written by Victoria McKernan and published by Laurel Leaf. This book was released on 2008-12-18 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On October 26, 1914, Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance set sail from Buenos Aires in pursuit of the last unclaimed prize in exploration: the crossing of the Antarctic continent. The crew stood on deck to watch the city fade away. All but one. Eighteen-year-old Perce Blackborow hid below in a locker. But the thrill of stowing away with the legendary explorer would soon turn to fear. Within months, the Endurance, trapped and crushed by ice, sank. And even Perce, the youngest member of the stranded crew, knew there was no hope of rescue. If the men were to survive in the most hostile place on earth, they would have to do it on their own. Victoria McKernan deftly weaves the hard-to-fathom facts of this famous voyage into an epic, edge-of-your-seat survival novel.

Author : Artie Bennett
Publisher : NorthSouth Books
ISBN 13 : 9780735843967
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The True Story of Zippy Chippy written by Artie Bennett and published by NorthSouth Books. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zippy Chippy is descended from the leading legends of horse racing. He is destined for greatness and glory. But . . . when the starting bell rings, it’s anybody’s guess what Zippy will do. Will Zippy go for a gentle trot around the track or stop and smell the roses? Or, perhaps, never even leave the starting gate?! With mischief in his makeup, he’s known to stick his tongue out at people and chew up the hats of passersby. And he’s always trying to break out of his stall. What’s an owner to do? Try and try again! After all, he believes in Zippy—and, besides, the horse is now a part of the family. But as Zippy’s losses mount, a funny thing happens. People start to take notice of the hapless, cupcake-eating horse. Could it be that they’re betting on Zippy to win? This remarkable story of the famed racehorse who lost every race is sure to win your heart!