Around the World

Name: Around the World
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ISBN: 9780763669256

ISBN-10: 0763669253

ISBN-13: 9780763669256

Edition: N/A

Authors: Matt Phelan

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A Scott O'Dell Award-winning graphic novelist follows three dauntless adventurers on a Jules Verne-inspired challenge: circling the world, solo!As the nineteenth century wound down, a public inspired by the novel Around the World in Eighty Days clamored for intrepid adventure. The challenge of circumnavigating the globe as no one ever had before--a feat assuring fame if not fortune--attracted the fearless in droves. Three hardy spirits stayed the course: In 1884, former miner Thomas Stevens made the journey on a bicycle, the kind with a big front wheel. In 1889, pioneer reporter Nellie Bly embarked on a global race against time that assumed the heights of spectacle, ushering in the age of…

Book details

List price: $16.99
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication date: 8/26/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.70" wide x 8.02" long x 0.66" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

MATT PHELAN's many books include Very Hairy Bear by Alice Schertle and The Storm in the Barn, winner of the Scott O'Dell Award. He lives in Philadelphia. www.mattphelan.com