Epic tales of triumph and adventure /

Simon Cheshire ; illustrated by Fatti Burke.
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Cheshire, Simon, author.
Contributors: Burke, Fatti, illustrator.
Summary:Prepare to meet 66 exceptionally brave adventurers in this celebration of monumental achievements from around the world. Mountaineers, conquerors, explorers, sailors, pilots and many others who accomplished amazing feats of bravery and triumph are waiting to be discovered in Simon Cheshire's outstanding Epic Tales of Triumph and Adventures, vibrantly illustrated by Fatti Burke. These are the astonishing true stories of just a few of the world's most daring men and women who defied all odds to achieve their goals and make their dreams come true. Drive across the world, avoiding danger around every corner, with Aloha Wanderwell on The Million Dollar Wager, dive to the deepest depths of the dark and unexplored ocean with Jacques Piccard, climb to the highest peak of Mount Everest with Junko Tabei or tumble over Niagara Falls in a barrel with Annie Edson Taylor. There is no adventure too big or small for this fearless group of men and women! This collection of outstanding adventurers is sure to inspire the next generation of courageous risk takers. With bright and vibrant artwork from the effortlessly talented Fatti Burke, Epic Tales of Triumph and Adventure will make you want to reach for the stars ... and don't let anyone stand in your way!
Format: Book
Language:English
Published / Created: London : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2019.
Subjects:
Notes:Physical description: 125 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
ISBN:9781526601124
1526601125
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505 0 |a Introduction -- Yuri Gagarin, cosmonaut -- Aloha Wanderwell, world explorer -- Captain James Cook, explorer and navigator -- Zenobia, queen -- Robin Knox-Johnston, Ellen MacArthur and Laura Dekker, sailors -- Louis Bleriot, aviator -- Mary Kingsley, writer and explorer -- Thor Heyerdahl, adventurer -- Nancy Wake, Noor Inayat Khan and Krystyna Skarbek, SOE agents -- Matthew Webb, swimmer -- Jan Morris, Junko Tabei, mountaineers -- Howard Carter, archaeologist -- Anne Bonny and Mary Read, pirates -- Neil Armstrong, Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin and Michael Collins, astronauts -- Annie Edson Taylor, teacher and daredevil -- Mike Horn, conservationist and explorer -- Bessie Stringfield, motorcyclist and daredevil -- Meriwether Lewis, soldier and explorer -- William Clark, soldier and explorer -- Sacagawea, navigator -- Francis Drake, privateer -- Marthe Cnockaert, spy -- Ibn Battuta, scholar and explorer -- Jeanne D'Arc, military heroine -- Roald Amundsen Robert Scott, polar explorers -- Ching Shih, pirate -- Phillipe Petit, high-wire artist -- Nellie Bly, journalist and global explorer -- Auguste Piccard, physicist and explorer -- Jaques Piccard, oceanographer -- Betrand Piccard, ballonist -- Martin Johnson and Osa Leighty, documentary film-makers -- Henry 'Box' Brown, inventive escapee -- Karen Darke, paralympian and explorer -- Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Elcanom circumnavigators -- Amelia Earhart, Amy Johnson, Bessie Coleman, aviators -- Suresh Biswas, adventurer -- Freya Stark and Dervla Murphy, travel writers -- Xu Fu, sorceror and explorer -- Annie Kopchovsky, cyclist -- Erik the Red and Leif Eriksson, Norse explorers -- Barbara Hillary, Polar explorer -- Sidney Reilly, spy -- Mary Fields, stagecoach driver -- George Schuster, engineer and driver -- Harriet Tubman, activist -- Mary Bowser, spy -- Sir Ranulph Fiennes, writer and explorer -- Isabella Bird, photographer and explorer -- Hannibal, army commander -- Ida Pfeiffer, writer and explorer -- Glossary. 
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