Fantastic female adventurers : truly amazing tales of women exploring the world

Dyu, Lily, author.

Book 2019

"Ski to the North Pole with Ann Daniels while watching out for polar bears and lethal cracks in the ice. Feel the air beneath your feet as you climb high on a cliff face with Gwen Moffat. Experience the thrill of racing down rocky Himalayan trails with champion runner Mira Rai. Sail the oceans with Ellen MacArthur, the girl who saved up her lunch money to buy her first boat. You'll even fly into space with Britain's first astronaut, Helen Sharman...

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Adventure and adventurers Juvenile literature

Women adventurers Juvenile literature

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ISBN:

9781912560172

Description:

1 volume : illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm

Contents:

Contents: 1. Lily Dyu - Introduction
2. Ann Daniels - Adventures with the Ice Queen
3. Mira Rai - Mira the Mighty Mountain Runner
4. Jin Jeong - The Dancing Lights of Lapland
5. Gwen Moffat - Living the High Life
6. Beth French - The Water Baby Who Grew Up to Be a Mermaid
7. Misba Khan - From North-West England to the North Pole
8. Karen Darke - In Camels' Footsteps on the Great Silk Road
9. Sarah Outen - Kayaking on the Ring of Fire
10. Anna McNuff - Run, Anna, Run
11. Ellen MacArthur - An Ocean Obsession
12. Emma Timmis - The ElliptiGO Explorer
13. Tori James - From Wales to the Top of the World
14. Helen Sharman - The World Outside my Window
Acknowledgements
References

Control Number:

3240175

Other Authors:

Carroll, Chellie, illustrator

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