Explorers and pioneers : intrepid adventurers who achieved the unthinkable / Lyn Coutts.
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.
Record details
- 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.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
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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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. - Barron's Educational Publishing
Young readers will be inspired by these stories of remarkable individuals who changed history and continue to impact our world.
Each entry in Real Lives series of books explores how these individuals, through courage and determination, managed to change the world for the better. In Explorers & Pioneers, children will discover stories about people who traveled across land, over and under the sea, and into space to help us expand our horizons beyond ordinary expectations. Includes Sacagawea, Neil Armstrong, Jacques Cousteau, Charles Darwin, Isabella Bird, Yuri Gagarin, Gertrude Bell, and more.These remarkable people came from all four corners of the globe, from all walks of life, and across many different disciplines. There are men and women, musicians and scientists, activists and leaders, athletes and actors, and more. Bold color schemes and a stylized photograph or illustration of the subject make these books hard to resist. Children will be drawn to these visually appealing books and find the stories inside of them fascinating and thought-provoking. - Perseus Publishing
Young readers will be inspired by these stories of remarkable individuals who changed history and continue to impact our world.
Each entry in Real Lives series of books explores how these individuals, through courage and determination, managed to change the world for the better. In Explorers & Pioneers, children will discover stories about people who traveled across land, over and under the sea, and into space to help us expand our horizons beyond ordinary expectations. Includes Sacagawea, Neil Armstrong, Jacques Cousteau, Charles Darwin, Isabella Bird, Yuri Gagarin, Gertrude Bell, and more.
These remarkable people came from all four corners of the globe, from all walks of life, and across many different disciplines. There are men and women, musicians and scientists, activists and leaders, athletes and actors, and more. Bold color schemes and a stylized photograph or illustration of the subject make these books hard to resist. Children will be drawn to these visually appealing books and find the stories inside of them fascinating and thought-provoking. - Perseus Publishing
Children will discover stories about people who traveled across land, over and under the sea, and into space to help us expand our horizons beyond ordinary expectations. Includes Sacagawea, Neil Armstrong, Jacques Cousteau, Isabella Bird, Yuri Gagarin, Gertrude Bell, and more.