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Uncommon Traveler, Mary Kingsley in Africa
by Don Brown
- BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
- 2000
- HARD COVER
- 30 PAGES
- YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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An illustrated biography of Mary Kingsley, a Victorian woman who, at the age of 30, set out to see the world. Brown tells of her adventures in West Africa, including a run-in with a hippo, a fall into a snake-filled pit, and an indecorous crash through the roof of a hut. Nice, atmospheric watercolor illustrations supplement the understated but engaging text. Good for kids age 4 to 8.
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