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Exploration - Polar Genre

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Books in the Exploration - Polar genre:

The Story of Geographical Discovery (1895)

This survey of exploration and discovery was originally published in 1895. Read the 1915 edition online at archive.org.

Author(s): Joseph Jacobs
Illustrator(s): Various

The Arctic Prairies (1912)

The true story of Ernest Thompson Seton’s 2000-mile, six-month canoe journey across northern Canada in 1907 in search of caribou. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Ernest Thompson Seton

More To and Again (1930)

Freddy organizes a tour to visit Santa Claus at the North Pole and many adventures ensue, including the rescue of two children by the Bean farm animals and their friends. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

Scuff the Seal (1937)

A realistic depiction of the life of a seal with all its dangers. Not intended for younger children.

Author(s): Lida
Illustrator(s): Rojan

Scuff the Seal (1937)

A realistic depiction of the life of a seal with all its dangers. Not intended for younger children.

Author(s): Lida
Illustrator(s): Rojan

Scaf the Seal (1939)

A realistic depiction of the life of a seal. Not intended for young children.

Author(s): Lida
Illustrator(s): Rojan

Freddy Goes to the North Pole (1951)

Freddy and his friends start a successful animal tourism business but run into trouble on a trip to the North Pole to see Santa Claus, rescuing two children on the way. This book was originally published under the title More to and Again.... View More

Author(s): Walter R. Brooks
Illustrator(s): Kurt Wiese

The Warmhearted Polar Bear (1957)

Whitey is a polar bear who is tamed by a ship’s crew and doesn’t want to go back to the rough life of the arctic -- so he heads for Florida.

Author(s): Robert Murphy
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

The Shooting Star (1961)

A meteoroid grounds in the polar sea and Tintin and his companions are off to claim it.

Read online at archive.org. 

Author(s): Hergé
Illustrator(s): Hergé

Captain Horatio Hornblower: a condensation of Beat to Quarters (1966)

This condensed version of Beat to Quarters is illustrated. The other contents of the volume include My Friend Flicka, Jane Eyre, and Alone.... View More

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