women explorers

Follows the travels of English explorer Mary Kingsley who explored West Africa and challenged European views of African peoples and culture.

Brief but detailed biographies hold readers' attention while colorful illustrations bring these womens stories into splendid detail.

Profiles fourteen female explorers and their unique discoveries and journeys.

"In 1921, Inupiat seamstress Ada Blackjack joined a a group of four white men who wanted to establish a trading post on Wrangel Island in the freezing Arctic Ocean. The explorers were stranded on the island when their return ship was forced to turn back due to ice. Facing harsh conditions and dwindling food supplies, the men died one by one, but Ada remained. Find out how she alone managed to survive the disastrous expedition"--Provided by publisher.

"Learn about what kinds of jobs these fearless female scientists and explorers do, and how you can follow in their footsteps"--.

Text and illustrations look at the journeys of over sixty explorers, including Jeanne Baret, Matthew Henson, Ferdinand Magellan, and more.

"The inspirational and untold story of the women who broke apart the [Explorers Club] . . . and founded the Society of Woman Geographers (SWG), and how some key members--including Blair Niles, Amelia Earhart, Gloria Hollister, and Anna Heyward Taylor paved the way for women scientists by scaling mountains, exploring the seas, flying across the Atlantic, and recording the world through film, sculpture, and art"--Provided by publisher.

"Learn about what kinds of jobs these fearless female scientists and explorers do, and how you can follow in their footsteps"--.

"[A] true story of a woman's quest to Africa in the 1900s to find her missing fianc?, and the adventure that ensues"--Provided by publisher.

"The inspirational and untold story of the women who broke apart the [Explorers Club] . . . and founded the Society of Woman Geographers (SWG), and how some key members--including Blair Niles, Amelia Earhart, Gloria Hollister, and Anna Heyward Taylor paved the way for women scientists by scaling mountains, exploring the seas, flying across the Atlantic, and recording the world through film, sculpture, and art"--.