So You Want to Be an Explorer?

Download or read book So You Want to Be an Explorer? written by Judith St. George and published by . This book was released on 2009-01 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well, why wouldn¿t you want to be an explorer? After all, for thousands of years, explorers have been at the cutting edge of discovering the unknown world. You may know explorers Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus, but what about Mary Kingsley, who studied cannibals in Africa (and lived to tell the tale), or Cowboy Jim White, who discovered and explored the fantastic Carlsbad Caverns? From mountain climbers to astronauts, ship captains to arctic adventurers, missionaries to presidents, to the just plain curious, there are all kinds of explorers. . . and just think, one of them could be you! A witty, inspirational, historical jaunt and celebration of explorers big and small. Full-color illus. Reinforced library binding. Glossary of famous explorers.