Project Gutenberg 2020-10-25 Public domain in the USA. 137 Weldon, Dwight Under the Polar Star; or, The Young Explorers Produced by Demian Katz, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) "Under the Polar Star; or, The Young Explorers" by Dwight Weldon is a children's adventure novel written in the late 19th century. The story likely revolves around themes of bravery and exploration as it introduces young characters facing both challenges and dangers, particularly in a maritime setting. The protagonist, Will Bertram, seems to be a determined and resourceful boy, eager to help his struggling family while also seeking adventure. The beginning of the novel introduces us to Will Bertram and his father, Solomon, a ship carpenter struggling with financial difficulties after losing his son on a whaling voyage. Will, enthusiastic and determined, approaches his father with money he earned by working as a steeple jack to help their family. Despite his father's reluctance to let him work on the sea, Will's curiosity and zest for adventure drive the narrative forward. The story hints at Will's subsequent endeavors, including his bold decision to engage in various escapades to uncover secrets surrounding their family's situation, which adds layers of mystery and tension to the unfolding tale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Eskimos -- Juvenile fiction Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Ship captains -- Juvenile fiction Mutiny -- Juvenile fiction Dime novels Poverty -- Juvenile fiction Diligence -- Juvenile fiction Success -- Juvenile fiction Trapping -- Juvenile fiction Whaling -- Juvenile fiction Child labor -- Juvenile fiction Stowaways -- Juvenile fiction Buildering -- Juvenile fiction Building, Ice and snow -- Juvenile fiction Flagellation -- Juvenile fiction Insurance fraud -- Juvenile fiction Merchant mariners -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 304492 2025-07-25T08:22:28.736325 text/html 283877 2024-10-18T07:25:30 text/html 858084 2025-07-25T08:22:35.904249 application/epub+zip 858601 2025-07-25T08:22:29.761302 application/epub+zip 225825 2025-07-25T08:22:29.209278 application/epub+zip 945222 2025-07-25T08:22:40.067288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 905988 2025-07-25T08:22:35.195268 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275328 2022-09-28T16:55:58.286086 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265925 2025-07-25T08:22:27.601278 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 245964 2024-10-18T07:25:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20256 2025-07-25T08:22:40.214256 application/rdf+xml 19317 2025-07-25T08:22:29.311272 image/jpeg 2765 2025-07-25T08:22:29.259307 image/jpeg 762512 2025-07-25T08:22:28.788283 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog