Lives of the Explorers
- Author Kathleen Krull
- Narrator Amanda Dolan
- Publish Date 26 August 2014
- Run Time 1 hours and 56 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage general interest: Adventurers and outlaws, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Transport and vehicles.
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What to expect
You might know that Columbus discovered America, Lewis and Clark headed west with Sacajawea, and Sally Ride blasted into space. But what do you really know about these bold explorers? What were they like as kids? What pets or bad habits did they have? And what drove their passion to explore unknown parts of the world? With juicy tidbits about everything from favorite foods to first loves, Lives of the Explorers reveals these fascinating adventurers as both world-changers and real people.
The entertaining style and solid research of the Lives of … series of biographies have made it a favorite with families and educators for twenty years. This new volume takes readers through the centuries and across the globe, profiling the men and women whose curiosity and courage have led them to discover our world.
Critics Review
u201cAn exceedingly diverse cast of historical figuresu2026Krull does not sugarcoat nthe history; the negative impacts of discovery upon native peoples are ndiscussed, such as the violence resulting from Columbusu2019 expeditions. An strong addition to middle-grade nonfiction collections.u201d
u201cWith the same wit and subtlety nreaders have come to expect from the Lives ofu2026 series, Krull nmanages to provide accurate, entertaining, and relatable capsule nbiographies of twenty giants of explorationu2026Another entertaining and resonant group biography.u201d
u201cTells of daring, curious, hardy men (mostly) and women from different ncountries and eras who took bold risks in uncharted territories out of nsenses of adventure, curiosity, and missionu2026Readers will enjoy delving into the exploits of intrepid explorers across time and, literally, space.u201d
| Author | Kathleen Krull |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Amanda Dolan |
| Duration | 1 hours and 56 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781483009636 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Genre | Children’s / Teenage general interest: Adventurers and outlaws, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Transport and vehicles |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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