Lives of the Explorers, Kathleen Krull
Lives of the Explorers, Kathleen Krull
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Lives of the Explorers
Discoveries, Disasters (and What the Neighbors Thought)

Author: Kathleen Krull

Narrator: Amanda Dolan

Unabridged: 1 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: AudioBookShelf

Published: 08/26/2014

Synopsis

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.

About Kathleen Krull

Kathleen Krull garnered starred reviews and awards for her many books. The Children's Book Guild of Washington, DC, honored her with its Nonfiction Award for her body of work that ""has contributed significantly to the quality of nonfiction for children."" She lived in San Diego, California. Learn more about her online at www.kathleenkrull.com.

About Amanda Dolan

Amanda Dolan is a professional actor in the MFA program at Brown University. Her credits include Richard III, Macbeth, Falsettos, The Rocky Horror Show, Hair, and The Who’s Tommy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Diana on August 30, 2014

Yet another winner from the seemingly unstoppable Krull/Hewitt duo. What a talented pair. This isn’t a bland recounting of great voyages: as Krull states in the beautifully written, poignant introduction, this book deals with famed explorers “as human beings - warts, egos and all.” What I love about......more

Goodreads review by Riley:) on June 15, 2021

This book is a great introduction to some of the explorers. I got annoyed how the book referred to native Americans as Indians. I feel like it could refer to them as native Americans instead of Indians. But otherwise there is no other complaint about this book. If you are teaching young explorer his......more

Goodreads review by Lynn on March 18, 2022

This is a collection of interesting and informative brief stories about explorers. Fun illustrations. Contents: Introduction; In Search of Trees: Leif Ericson; "Only the Half of What I Saw": Marco Polo; Kindness of Strangers: IBN Battuta; Everybody Likes Presents: Zheng He; "Gold is Most Excellent": Chris......more

Goodreads review by Melinda on December 20, 2023

Like the other books in this series, the material was interesting, the pace fast. This focused a bit more on their work than other books in the series, probably because an explorer can't really divorce their everyday lives from their job. I enjoyed this in audio, and listened to probably three-quart......more

Goodreads review by Dragonness on January 08, 2021

They kept referring to Native Americans as Indians. It really bugged me during the portions dealing with the exploration of the Americas.......more

Quotes

“An exceedingly diverse cast of historical figures…Krull does not sugarcoat the history; the negative impacts of discovery upon native peoples are discussed, such as the violence resulting from Columbus’ expeditions. A strong addition to middle-grade nonfiction collections.” Library Journal

“With the same wit and subtlety readers have come to expect from the Lives of… series, Krull manages to provide accurate, entertaining, and relatable capsule biographies of twenty giants of exploration…Another entertaining and resonant group biography.” Booklist

“Tells of daring, curious, hardy men (mostly) and women from different countries and eras who took bold risks in uncharted territories out of senses of adventure, curiosity, and mission…Readers will enjoy delving into the exploits of intrepid explorers across time and, literally, space.” Kirkus Reviews

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