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Roald Amundsen Explores the South Pole
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For Roald Amundsen, a passion for adventure started early on. As a young boy he slept with the windows open even during frigid Norwegian winters to prepare himself for the life of polar exploration. Be sure to bundle up for this thrilling read!
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Nel Yomtov
Nel Yomtov is an award-winning author of children's nonfiction books and graphic novels. He specializes in writing about history, current events, biography, architecture, and military history. He has written numerous graphic novels for Capstone, including the recent School Strike for Climate, Journeying to New Worlds: A Max Axiom Super Scientist Adventure, and Cher Ami: Heroic Carrier Pigeon of World War I. In 2020 he self-published Baseball 100, an illustrated book featuring the 100 greatest players in baseball history. Nel lives in the New York City area.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It’s because it was about my favorite character Ronald Amundsen in the game roll for the South Pole. He was the first one to reach the South Pole.
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