How high can we climb?
Subtitle: the story of women explorers
By: Jeannine Atkins ; pictures by Dušan Petričić
Contributors: Petričić, Dušan
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9780374335038
Subjects: Women explorers; Juvenile literature; Explorers; Biography; Women
Description: Profiles twelve women explorers of the land, sea, and air: Jeanne Baret, Florence Baker, Annie Smith Peck, Josephine Peary, Arnarulunguaq, Elisabeth Casteret, Nicole Maxwell, Sylvia Earle, Junko Tabei, Kay Cottee, Sue Hendrickson, and Ann Bancroft.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.[200]-204).
Table of contents: title: How wide is the world? / Jeanne Baret; title: How far can a river flow? / Florence Baker; title: How can we climb where not one has gone before? / Annie Smith Peck; title: How far North can we go? / Josephine Peary; title: How can a continent be crossed? / Arnarulunguaq; title: How deep is the earth? / Elisabeth Casteret; title: How many secrets can be found in a forest? / Nicole Maxwell; title: How deep can we dive? / Sylvia Earle; title: How high can we climb? / Junko Tabei; title: How far can we sail alone? / Kay Cottee; title: How can we find secrets under stone and sea? / Sue Hendrickson; title: How can we reach the ends of the earth? / Ann Bancroft.