The Resource Lives of the explorers : discoveries, disasters (and what the neighbors thought), written by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt
Lives of the explorers : discoveries, disasters (and what the neighbors thought), written by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt
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The item Lives of the explorers : discoveries, disasters (and what the neighbors thought), written by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Wilmington Memorial Library.
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- Summary
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- "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"--
- "This fascinating new installment in the popular Lives of . . . series of collective biographies is full of juicy tidbits about history's greatest explorers"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 96 pages
- Contents
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- Leif Ericson
- Marco Polo
- Ibn Battuta
- Zheng He
- Christopher Columbus
- Ferdinand Magellan
- Henry Hudson
- James Cook
- Daniel Boone
- Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacajawea
- Richard Francis Burton
- Isabella Bird
- Mary Kingsley
- Matthew Henson
- Richard E. Byrd
- Auguste and Jacques Piccard
- Sally Ride
- Isbn
- 9780152059101
- Label
- Lives of the explorers : discoveries, disasters (and what the neighbors thought)
- Title
- Lives of the explorers
- Title remainder
- discoveries, disasters (and what the neighbors thought)
- Statement of responsibility
- written by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt
- Subject
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- Adventure and adventurers
- Adventure and adventurers -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Biography
- Discoveries in geography
- Discoveries in geography
- Discoveries in geography -- Juvenile literature
- Explorers
- Explorers
- Explorers -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Adventure & Adventurers
- Adventure and adventurers
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / General
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / General
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Transportation / Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft
- Juvenile works
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "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"--
- "This fascinating new installment in the popular Lives of . . . series of collective biographies is full of juicy tidbits about history's greatest explorers"--
- Assigning source
-
- Provided by publisher
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Krull, Kathleen
- Dewey number
- 910.92/2
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- G200
- LC item number
- .K78 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Reading level
- 7.5
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Hewitt, Kathryn
- Study program name
- Accelerated Reader
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Explorers
- Adventure and adventurers
- Discoveries in geography
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Adventure & Adventurers
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / General
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / General
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Transportation / Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft
- Explorers
- Adventure and adventurers
- Discoveries in geography
- Adventure and adventurers
- Discoveries in geography
- Explorers
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Lives of the explorers : discoveries, disasters (and what the neighbors thought), written by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Leif Ericson -- Marco Polo -- Ibn Battuta -- Zheng He -- Christopher Columbus -- Ferdinand Magellan -- Henry Hudson -- James Cook -- Daniel Boone -- Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacajawea -- Richard Francis Burton -- Isabella Bird -- Mary Kingsley -- Matthew Henson -- Richard E. Byrd -- Auguste and Jacques Piccard -- Sally Ride
- Control code
- 1567526
- Dimensions
- 27 cm
- Extent
- 96 pages
- Isbn
- 9780152059101
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2013037697
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- color illustrations, color maps
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 1567526
- (OCoLC)858362387
- Label
- Lives of the explorers : discoveries, disasters (and what the neighbors thought), written by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Leif Ericson -- Marco Polo -- Ibn Battuta -- Zheng He -- Christopher Columbus -- Ferdinand Magellan -- Henry Hudson -- James Cook -- Daniel Boone -- Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacajawea -- Richard Francis Burton -- Isabella Bird -- Mary Kingsley -- Matthew Henson -- Richard E. Byrd -- Auguste and Jacques Piccard -- Sally Ride
- Control code
- 1567526
- Dimensions
- 27 cm
- Extent
- 96 pages
- Isbn
- 9780152059101
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2013037697
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- color illustrations, color maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1567526
- (OCoLC)858362387
Subject
- Adventure and adventurers
- Adventure and adventurers -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Biography
- Discoveries in geography
- Discoveries in geography
- Discoveries in geography -- Juvenile literature
- Explorers
- Explorers
- Explorers -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Adventure & Adventurers
- Adventure and adventurers
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / General
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / General
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Transportation / Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft
- Juvenile works
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General
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