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Our current read aloud. A gentle book for ungentle times. Perhaps when these children grow up they‘ll each have a bit of Duane in them.

Well that was gigantically disappointing.
There were hints of a story I wanted to read: a mysterious, possibly cursed object with a long history of doomed adventure, investigated in the present day by a pair with their own secrets/possible dark pasts, the promise of answers to both historical and contemporary mysteries; 1/?

Got it for the art and was not disappointed. A lovely blend of ink and cut paper designs. Just a sweet winter moment.

Polar explorer math. 🤦🏼‍♂️ Or is that accounting? 🤔

Well, it‘s not the most upbeat winter book, but it is an important one because what will winter look like if it ends because of climate change?

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I really enjoyed this engrossing book on a cold climate. It's a perfect winter read, especially if you're tucked up nice and warm. ❄️ 📖❄️

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Explorers have always been a special kind of person. In the early 1900's the pursuit of the North Pole was one that literally gripped the world. Two men, Robert Peary and Frederick Cook, battled to reach the Pole first and tell their stories, marking their place in the annals of history as being "The One" who made it to the top of the world. And telling that story fell into the hands of two New York newspapers, the Herald and the Times.

Attempting some Halloween spooky reading. It's actually kind of cool reading this after being in Svalbard this year, which is where this book is set.

Christiane Ritter went to the arctic circle in 1933/34 to spend the winter with her hunter husband in the hut above (On Svalbard, a big island above Norway). She describes this adventure very matter of factly, what it takes to get through each day and the changing environment as the sun disappears. I found it fascinating and have become mildly obsessed with the idea of going to Norway but not quite this far North!

Very interesting and full of amazing detail and descriptions.
I was quite uneasy about some parts but could respect what they needed to do. Also full admiration for her determination.