Lives of the Explorers: Discoveries, Disasters (and What the Neighbors Thought)

Learn about the real lives of the daring and adventurous people who have sailed the seas, explored new worlds, and rocketed into space . . .

You might know that Columbus discovered America, Lewis and Clark headed west with Sacajawea, and Sally Ride blasted into outer space. But what do you really know about these bold explorers? What were they like as kids? What pets or bad habits did they have? And what drove their passion to explore unknown parts of the world? With juicy tidbits about e...