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 Portland Public 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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- In search of trees : Leif Ericson
- "Only the half of what I saw" : Marco Polo
- Kindness of strangers : Ibn Battuta
- Everyone likes presents : Zheng He
- "Gold is most excellent" : Christopher Columbus
- Flying pigs : Ferdinand Magellan
- The final four years : Henry Hudson
- Eat your sauerkraut : James Cook
- In love with wilderness : Daniel Boone
- Dancing by campfire : Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacajawea
- Thousand and One Nights : Richard Francis Burton
- gun or no gun? : Isabella Bird
- Body parts on the ceiling : Mary Kingsley
- The kind one : Matthew Henson
- Naming a new land after "Mommie" : Richard E. Byrd
- Up and down : Auguste and Jacques Piccard
- Blast off! : 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
- Adventure and adventurers -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Battuta, Ibn
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Biography
- Bird, Isabella
- Burton, Richard Francis, 1821-1890
- Discoveries in geography
- Discoveries in geography
- Discoveries in geography -- Juvenile literature
- Découvertes géographiques -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Exploration -- Biography
- Explorers
- Explorers
- 1050L
- Explorers -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- 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
- Juvenile works
- Magellan, Ferdinand
- Explorers -- Biography
- Adventure and adventurers
- 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
- Awards note
- 2015 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People.
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Krull, Kathleen
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- 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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- Battuta, Ibn
- Magellan, Ferdinand
- Burton, Richard Francis
- Bird, Isabella
- Explorers
- Adventure and adventurers
- Discoveries in geography
- Explorers
- Adventure and adventurers
- Discoveries in geography
- Découvertes géographiques
- JUVENILE NONFICTION
- JUVENILE NONFICTION
- JUVENILE NONFICTION
- JUVENILE NONFICTION
- JUVENILE NONFICTION
- JUVENILE NONFICTION
- Adventure and adventurers
- Discoveries in geography
- Explorers
- Explorers
- Exploration
- Adventure and adventurers
- 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 category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- In search of trees : Leif Ericson -- "Only the half of what I saw" : Marco Polo -- Kindness of strangers : Ibn Battuta -- Everyone likes presents : Zheng He -- "Gold is most excellent" : Christopher Columbus -- Flying pigs : Ferdinand Magellan -- The final four years : Henry Hudson -- Eat your sauerkraut : James Cook -- In love with wilderness : Daniel Boone -- Dancing by campfire : Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacajawea -- Thousand and One Nights : Richard Francis Burton -- gun or no gun? : Isabella Bird -- Body parts on the ceiling : Mary Kingsley -- The kind one : Matthew Henson -- Naming a new land after "Mommie" : Richard E. Byrd -- Up and down : Auguste and Jacques Piccard -- Blast off! : Sally Ride
- Control code
- 858362387
- Dimensions
- 27 cm
- Extent
- 96 pages
- Isbn
- 9780152059101
- Lccn
- 2013037697
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650, 655
- Other physical details
- color illustrations, color maps
- System control number
- (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 category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- In search of trees : Leif Ericson -- "Only the half of what I saw" : Marco Polo -- Kindness of strangers : Ibn Battuta -- Everyone likes presents : Zheng He -- "Gold is most excellent" : Christopher Columbus -- Flying pigs : Ferdinand Magellan -- The final four years : Henry Hudson -- Eat your sauerkraut : James Cook -- In love with wilderness : Daniel Boone -- Dancing by campfire : Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacajawea -- Thousand and One Nights : Richard Francis Burton -- gun or no gun? : Isabella Bird -- Body parts on the ceiling : Mary Kingsley -- The kind one : Matthew Henson -- Naming a new land after "Mommie" : Richard E. Byrd -- Up and down : Auguste and Jacques Piccard -- Blast off! : Sally Ride
- Control code
- 858362387
- Dimensions
- 27 cm
- Extent
- 96 pages
- Isbn
- 9780152059101
- Lccn
- 2013037697
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650, 655
- Other physical details
- color illustrations, color maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)858362387
Subject
- Adventure and adventurers
- Adventure and adventurers -- Biography
- Adventure and adventurers -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Battuta, Ibn
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Biography
- Bird, Isabella
- Burton, Richard Francis, 1821-1890
- Discoveries in geography
- Discoveries in geography
- Discoveries in geography -- Juvenile literature
- Découvertes géographiques -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Exploration -- Biography
- Explorers
- Explorers
- 1050L
- Explorers -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- 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
- Juvenile works
- Magellan, Ferdinand
- Explorers -- Biography
- Adventure and adventurers
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