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Race Around the World (Totally True Adventures) How Nellie Bly Chased an Impossible Dream...

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ISBN-10: 0553522787

ISBN-13: 9780553522785

Edition: 2015

Authors: Nancy Castaldo, Wesley Lowe

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Do you have what it takes to race around the world? Travel to all corners of the globe in this action-packed Totally True Adventure. When Nellie Bly read Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, she had an amazing idea. What if she traveled around the world in real life, and did it in less than eighty days? In 1889, people doubted it could be done--especially by a woman. But with one small bag and a sturdy coat, Nellie set out anyway. Soon the whole world was rooting for her. Could she make it back home in time? This nonfiction chapter book makes history exciting and accessible for younger readers and features illustrations, photographs, a map, Common Core connections, and additional…    
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Book details

List price: $5.99
Copyright year: 2015
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Publication date: 8/4/2015
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 112
Size: 5.25" wide x 7.63" long x 0.28" tall
Weight: 0.220
Language: English

Nancy Castaldo is the author of several nonfiction books for children, including Sniffer Dogs: How Dogs (and Their Noses) Save the World, Deserts, Rainforests, and River Wild. She lives in New York's Hudson Valley with her family.