Tom Crean's Rabbit

by Meredith Hooper and Bert Kitchen

A true story from Scott’s lastvoyage.

Tom the sailor is looking for aquiet and cozy place for his pet rabbit to have her babies but his ship, theTerra Nova, is crowded with men and animals. From high in the rigging to deepin the hold, the crewman takes readers around the ship while he searches for aspot for his rabbit to make her nest.

Based on the diaries of men whosailed to the South Pole on board the Terra Nova in 1910 with Captain RobertFalcon Scott, Tom Crean's Rabbit introduces the historic voyage to youngreaders.

Kitchen's stunningillustrations capture the magnificence of the Antarctic landscape and notes inthe back of the book provide more information about the expedition and detailthe real-life adventures of the book's hero.