Ann Bancroft

Four to the Pole was named a 2001 Honor Book for Social Studies – Novels, Grades 7-12 by the Society of School Librarians International. Books such as Four to the Pole expand on current events reported on television and radio, in newspapers, and on the Internet. Due to space and time constraints current events are presented briefly without resources that substantiate the facts or the view of the reporter. A current event may be the headline one day then briefly noted on a page in a history show more book or listed in an encyclopedia yearbook. Stories such as Four to the Pole are inspirational and give hope to teens that they too can pursue their dreams. Four to the Pole is an excellent addition to a school curriculum as it includes: history and facts about the Antarctic, maps, color illustrations, detail information about each of the four women, journal entries, footnotes with definitions, transcriptions from tapes, and bibliographical resources (books, visual materials, and websites). show less

Boyne's sense of humor and great writing is a combination well worth exploring.