About the author crean the extraordinary life of an. Tom crean was an animal lover, and he found a comfortable berth for his rabbit, among the horse fodder, aboard the heavily laden terra nova. The brave explorer little library 4 tom crean was one of ten children who grew up on a farm near anascaul in county kerry. A oneman play, tom crean antarctic explorer, has been widely performed since 2001 by author aidan dooley, including a special showing at the south pole inn, annascaul, in october 2001. Subsequent book releases on tom crean, whether they be childrens books or recurring biography editions, also serve to misinform readers as. He loved adventure and, at the age of 15, he ran away to join the british navy and sail around the world. Ice man and millions of other books are available for amazon. Present were creans daughters, eileen and mary, both in their 80s.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Thrilling account of tom creans life and incredible exploits. Smiths writing is matteroffact, lacking any stylistic flourishes. Tom crean was an irish sailoradventurer who traveled to the antarctic 3 times with both scott and shackleton, risking his life to save team members under incredibly adverse circumstances. Tom crean antarctic survivor and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The remarkable adventures of antarctic explorer tom crean. This story introduces children to this remarkable man who is both strong and gentle and bert kitchens illustrations are so beautiful.
When he was just 15, he signed up to join the royal navy at a naval station at nearby minard beach. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library open library books by language additional collections journal of materials engineering. This leads to the suspicion that perhaps lawrence oates was also aware of the animals presence, as his was the task of tending to the ponies. While the book focuses mainly on these expeditions, it also features an account of creans life before and after, including his time spent in the navy. Tom crean is one of the giants of the heroic age of polar exploration and this brilliant book brings his story vividly to life and gives everyone a chance to discover a man trusted by scott and shackleton. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Tom grew up on the family farm and was one of ten children. Written for children by polar exploration expert michael smith. Tom crean is always mentioned in books about early antarctic epics but weve never really got to know him and what kind of a man he was. He has a lifelong interest in polar exploration and has also written i am just going outside captain oates, antarctic tragedy. Tom crean childrens quiz crean the extraordinary life.
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