Her epic adventure 25 daring women who inspire a life less ordinary
"A thrilling look at 25 female adventurers from around the world who made their marks on history. Women have long been badass adventurers, loop the looping as trick pilots or braving the grueling climb to the top of Mount Everest. But their stories have not always got the recognition they deser...
| Main Author: | De Laurentiis Johnston, Julia, 1982- (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Perera, Salini, 1986- (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto :
Kids Can Press,
2021.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Sky: Women who took to the skies or rocketed far beyond into outer space! Bessie Coleman
- Amelia Earhart
- Mae Jemison
- Kalpana Chawla. Peaks: Women who scaled the highest mountains or climbed erupting volcanoes! Junko Tabei
- Katina Krafft
- Jimena Lidia Huayllas
- Arunima Sinha. Ice: Women who braved the deep freeze at Earth's polar ends! Ada Blackjack
- In-Young Ahn
- Karen Darke
- Sarah McNair-Landry. Land: Women who ventured through earthly extremes, from dense jungle to searing savanna! Charlotte Small
- Zora Neale Hurston
- Rosita Arvigo
- Black Mambas. Water: Women who challenged what's possible on the ocean deep! Sylvia Earle
- Diana Nyad
- Maya Gabeira
- Laura Dekker
- More amazing adventurers
- Interview with an adventurer
- Adventuring around the world
- Resources
- Index.