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Explorers and pioneers : intrepid adventurers who achieved the unthinkable Cover Image Book Book

Explorers and pioneers : intrepid adventurers who achieved the unthinkable / Lyn Coutts.

Coutts, Lyn, (author.).

Summary:

In the pages of this book, you'll discover the inspiring, real life stories of adventurers and voyagers. Each entry explores how, through courage and determination, these people achieved what seemed to be the impossible - and helped us expand our horizons beyond ordinary expectations.The men and women profiled here come from all four corners of the globe and across time. Includes entries about Sacagawea, Neil Armstrong, Jacques Cousteau, Charles Darwin, Isabella Bird, Yuri Gagarin, Gertrude Bell, and more.

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  • ISBN: 1438050380
  • ISBN: 9781438050386
  • Physical Description: 64 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
  • Edition: First edition for the United States and Canada.
  • Publisher: Hauppauge, NY : Barron's Educational Series, 2018.

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General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
What are explorers and pioneers? -- Roald Amundsen -- Edmund Hillary -- Neil Armstrong -- Gertrude Bell -- Ernest Shackleton -- Sacagawea -- Martin and Osa Johnson -- Ida Pfeiffer -- Laura Dekker -- Christopher Columbus -- Ferdinand Magellan -- Yuri Gagarin -- James Cook -- Ranulph Fiennes -- Jacques Cousteau -- Charles Darwin -- Reinhold Messner -- Isabella Bird -- Fanny Bullock Workman -- John Franklin -- Benjamin "Pap" Singleton -- Jacques Piccard -- Aloha Wanderwell -- Annie Londonderry -- Daniel Boone -- Heinrich Barth -- Nellie Bly -- More explorers & pioneers.

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  • School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2018 April

    Gr 3–5—A collection of biographical sketches of mostly well-known public figures. Each spread features a digitized image of the subject and follows the same structure: early life and education, obstacles to success (if any), eventual triumph, and later life. This form makes for some uneven comparisons; for instance, making ends meet by recycling cans and bottles (Steve Jobs) versus being sold into marriage to a French-Canadian fur trapper (Sacagawea). Some achievements are presented in such a simplistic way that they may give a false impression of the historical record: "Though [Christopher Columbus] exploited the native peoples, his unintentional discovery of the 'New World' changed the course of world history." There is also at least one misstatement of fact; Roald Amundsen and his team arrived at the South Pole (not the North) in 1911. Of over 50 people profiled across the volumes, the majority are white males. The lack of back matter in each volume limits their use as report fodder. They are unlikely to satisfy curious readers and are too uneven in presentation to carry the theme. VERDICT Look elsewhere for information and inspiration.—Jennifer Costa, Cambridge Public Library, MA

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