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Title: Uncommon Traveler : Mary Kingsley in Africa by Don Brown ISBN: 0-618-00273-1 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 26 September, 2000 Format: School & Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Travel With a Remarkable Woman.....
Comment: In 1892, at the age of thirty, Mary Kingsley's parents died, and for the first time in her life Mary was free to do whatever she wanted. Her childhood had been bleak and solitary. She was completely housebound. Mary never went to school or played with other children. Her father traveled all over the world and was rarely home, and she spent all her time keeping house and nursing her sick and bedridden mother. But this spirited girl made a life for herself in her father's library. "Books were her companions and teachers." So, after her parent's death, and inspired by the travel and adventure books she loved, Mary did what was considered unthinkable for a proper lady of Victorian England, she set off alone to visit mysterious and dangerous West Africa..... Don Brown has chronicled the life and wonderful adventures of Mary Kingsley in his introductory picture-book biography. His straightforward and engaging text is full of history, drama, humor, and Mary's own words, and complemented by charming, evocative watercolor artwork. Together word and art tell a fascinating and entertaining story of a remarkable and clever woman who took charge of her life and never looked back. Mr Brown includes an author's note at the end to enhance and complete the story, and a bibliography of additional books about Ms Kingsley and her amazing African excursions. Perfect for youngsters 5-9, Uncommon Traveler is a simple, yet spellbinding masterpiece you don't want to miss.
Rating: 4
Summary: Who would have thought?
Comment: Those who know Mary Kingsley probably never thought there would be a children's book about her, but why not? Her classic "Travels in West Africa" is still in print after over 100 years, and deservedly so (please see my review). This is a fine book for children, especially because its true-life Victorian heroine did something that most modern people wouldn't do, i.e., she traveled, on her own, though mostly unexplored Africa (Gabon to be precise), and afterwards became a very popular writer and speaker. Hopefully children who read this will someday go on to read Kingsley in her own words. [One small note: terminology has changed a bit, by "West Africa" Kingsley refers to what we would today call the Atlantic coast region of Central Africa.]
Rating: 5
Summary: Another winner by Don Brown
Comment: Don Brown, author and illustrator of "Uncommon Traveler," excels at the non-fiction picture book. In his newest, he's told and illustrated the tale of Mary Kingsley, a single woman who traveled Africa alone in the late 18OO's. He makes good use of lively quotes from her journals, and keeps the tale to just the liveliest parts--Mary swimming with hippos, canoing with crocodiles, and falling into animal traps. He also lets kids know about her lonely childhood, how she took care of her invalid mother, and of her freedom at 30 from family responsibilities--the time when her adventures began. This book is good for everyone, but would be particularly useful for teachers and libraries, interested in sharing non-fiction stories about adventurous girls. The art in the book is distinctive and the prose style clean and lively. I also enjoyed Don Brown's"Rare Treasure: Mary Anning and Her Remarkable Discoveries," about a girl-fossil hunter, one of the best fossil-hunters ever.
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Title: Rare Treasure: Mary Anning and Her Remarkable Discoveries by Don Brown ISBN: 0395922860 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 27 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Far Beyond the Garden Gate: Alexandra David-Neel's Journey to Lhasa by Don Brown ISBN: 0618083642 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 30 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Across A Dark & Wild Sea by Don Brown, Deborah Nadel ISBN: 0761315349 Publisher: Roaring Brook Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Alice Ramsey's Grand Adventure by Don Brown ISBN: 0618073167 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 26 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Ruth Law Thrills a Nation by Don Brown ISBN: 0395735173 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 11 November, 1995 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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