Shackleton the Survivor is the gripping account of this great leader and his success in saving his team from disaster in the Antarctic; including extracts from the men's journals. It includes text types: recount/biography, and record. It is an exciting set of information books on popular topics, with titles which will appeal to boys in particular, ideal for guided reading and for studying examples of text types. It also fits the range of NLS requirements for Years 5 and 6.