Tom Crean's Rabbit
By (Author) Meredith Hooper
Illustrated by Bert Kitchen
Quarto Publishing PLC
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
1st May 2005
1st May 2005
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.914
32
Width 270mm, Height 214mm
It's very cold in Antarctica, and the Terra Nova is crowded with both men and animals. Tom the sailor is looking for a quiet and cozy place for his pet rabbit to have her babies. From high in the rigging to down in the hold, the crewman takes readers all through the ship while he searches for a spot where his rabbit can make her nest. Based on the diaries of men who sailed to the South Pole on board the Terra Nova in 1910 with Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Tom Crean's Rabbit introduces the historic voyage to young readers. Kitchen's stunning illustrations capture the magnificence of the Antarctic landscape and notes in the back of the book provide more information about the expedition and detail the adventures of the book's hero.
'Remarkable'
'Remarkable'
Bert Kitchen was born in Liverpool and studied Textile design, drawing and painting at the Central School of Art in London. He is now a full-time author and illustrator of children's books. He lives in London.