Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World
By Jennifer Armstrong
By Jennifer Armstrong
Category: Children's Nonfiction | Children's Middle Grade Books
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$13.99
Sep 12, 2000 | ISBN 9780375810497 | Middle Grade (8-12)
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Praise
ORBIS PICTUS AWARD WINNER FOR OUTSTANDING NONFICTION • ALA BEST BOOK FOR YOUNG ADULTS • BOSTON GLOBE–HORN BOOK HONOR BOOK • A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
★ ”A book that will capture the attention and imagination of any reader.” —School Library Journal, starred review
★ ”Armstrong’s absorbing storytelling, illustrated with dramatic black-and-white photographs, makes this an enthralling adventure.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World is a book to finish in one breathless sitting, then dream about all night long.” —Riverbank Review
“This unbelievable story is enhanced by the vigorous prose; from the captivating introduction through the epilogue, it is the writing as much as the story that will rivet readers.” —Kirkus Reviews
Awards
ALA Best Books for Young Adults WINNER 2000
ALA Notable Children’s Book WINNER 1999
NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children WINNER 1999
Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award NOMINEE 2002
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