This book stands out for its illustrations and for the sheer volume of information contained within its pages! Jennifer Thermes uses the life of the explorer Tom Crean to link not one, not two, but three separate expeditions to the South Pole. With extra facts, maps, timelines and a bonus page of Antarctic animal illustrations, it’s a real treasure of a book with plenty to pore over even after the story has finished. If you can only buy one picture book for your library to transport your children to the South Pole, make it this one!