Uncommon traveler : Mary Kingsley in Africa
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Author
Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Status
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Falls Public Library - Youth Biographies - 1st Floor | J B KINGSLEY | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Africa, West -- Discovery and exploration -- British -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Explorers -- Africa, West -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Kingsley, Mary Henrietta, -- 1862-1900 -- Juvenile literature.
Women explorers -- Africa, West -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Explorers -- Africa, West -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Kingsley, Mary Henrietta, -- 1862-1900 -- Juvenile literature.
Women explorers -- Africa, West -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Women explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Other Subjects
Africa, West -- Discovery and exploration.
Bilderbuch.
Biografie.
Biographies -- 2000.
Biographies.
collective biographies.
Dust jackets (Binding) -- 2000.
Exploratrices -- Afrique occidentale -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Exploratrices -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Explorers -- Biography.
Explorers.
Großbritannien
Kingsley, Mary Henrietta -- 1862-1900
Kingsley, Mary Henrietta, -- 1862-1900.
Kingsley, Mary Henrietta, -- 1862-1900.
Weibliche Forschungsreisende
West Africa -- Exploration.
Westafrika
Women -- Biography.
Women -- Biography.
Bilderbuch.
Biografie.
Biographies -- 2000.
Biographies.
collective biographies.
Dust jackets (Binding) -- 2000.
Exploratrices -- Afrique occidentale -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Exploratrices -- Grande-Bretagne -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Explorers -- Biography.
Explorers.
Großbritannien
Kingsley, Mary Henrietta -- 1862-1900
Kingsley, Mary Henrietta, -- 1862-1900.
Kingsley, Mary Henrietta, -- 1862-1900.
Weibliche Forschungsreisende
West Africa -- Exploration.
Westafrika
Women -- Biography.
Women -- Biography.
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Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
LG
Level 4.6, 1 Points
Level 4.6, 1 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
A brief biography of the self-educated nineteenth-century Englishwoman who, after a secluded childhood and youth, traveled alone through unexplored West Africa in 1893 and 1894 and learned much about the area and its inhabitants.
Awards
Boston Globe--Horn Book Honor Award for Nonfiction, 2001
Awards
Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, 2001
Awards
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon Winner for Nonfiction
Awards
ALSC Notable Children's Books
Awards
Riverbank Review Chidlren's Books of Distinction Finalist
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Brown, D. (2000). Uncommon traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa . Houghton Mifflin Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brown, Don, 1949-. 2000. Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Brown, Don, 1949-. Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Brown, Don. Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.
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