Explorers and pioneers / Lyn Coutts.
| Author/creator | Coutts, Lyn author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition for the United States and Canada. |
| Publication | Hauppauge, NY : Barron's Educational Series, 2018. |
| Copyright Date | ©2017 |
| Description | 64 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Real lives Real lives (Barron's Educational Series, Inc.) ^A1365033 |
| Contents | 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. |
| Abstract | 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. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| ISBN | 1438050380 |
| ISBN | 9781438050386 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 910.922 C8374E | ✔ Available | Place Hold |