Amundsen through the Northwest Passage (Innbundet)

Series: Amundsen og Nansen 

Author:

Bjørn Ousland

Norwegian title: Amundsen gjennom Nordvestpassasjen
Author:
Binding: Innbundet
Year: 2014
Pages: 64
Publisher: Cappelen Damm
Språk: Bokmål
Series: Amundsen og Nansen
ISBN/EAN: 9788202448103
Age: 6 - 14
Overview Amundsen gjennom Nordvestpassasjen

The Northwest Passage, the mythical sea route north of the American mainland, has attracted explorers looking for a shortcut to Eastern treasures for centuries. Here ships have disappeared without a trace and hundreds of men have lost their lives to the ice.

In 1903, Roald Amundsen and a crew of six men ventured into these waters on the herring boat Gjøa. The Gjøa voyage was to last several years and offer danger, excitement and friendship with Inuits which would later characterise Amundsen as a polar explorer. He also brought new knowledge and breakthrough discoveries back to Norway.

Amundsen gjennom Norvestpassasjen also solves the mystery of the Franklin expedition, during which 129 men disappeared in the areas where Amundsen spent the winter before completing his voyage successfully.

This is the fourth book in Bjørn Ousland’s polar series.

The Norwegian Ministry of Culture's Special Prize for Children and Youth 2014 was awarded to Bjørn Ousland for his polar series.

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Reviews Amundsen gjennom Nordvestpassasjen

"Vellykket blandingav fakta og spenningfor barn. [...] I denne boken fortellerOusland engasjerendeog fargerikt om Amundsensdristige ferd gjennomishavet, ved hjelpav flere ulike fortellerteknikker.Det somer velkjent fra klassiskefaktabøker for barn blirgitt en ekstra narrativ vrigjennom virkemidler frategneseriene. Boken glirsømløst mellom sekvensermed fortellerstemmeog tilhørende illustrasjoner,og mer tradisjonelletegneserieteknikker somruter og snakkebobler."

 
Walter Wehus, Bergens Tidende

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Author Bjørn Ousland

Bjørn Ousland (1959–) is a cartoonist, illustrator and author of children’s books.
He has received several awards for his illustrations and cartoons, and his lines are filled with humor.

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