Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (871 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0618002731 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Ash-Crash said wonderful book. The Uncommon Traveler was written and illustrated by Don Brown. Don Brown was a professional illustrator. According to the School Library Journal, they called him " a current pacesetter who has put the finishing touches on the standards for storyographies." Don Brown's first book was RUTH LAW THRILLS A NATION. "Travel With a Remarkable Woman" according to Roz Levine. In 1892, at the age of thirty, Mary Kingsley's parents died, and for the first time in her life Mary was free to do whatever she wanted. Her childhood had been bleak and solitary. She was completely housebound. Mary never went to school or played with other children. Her father traveled all over the world and. LaDonna Lunsford said Uncommon Traveler Review by Emma Lunsford. Uncommon Traveler is a glimpse into the life of Mary Kingsley. The book takes us from her lonely childhood to her adventurous travels in Africa. The author, Don Brown, paints a vivid portrait of what it is like to follow your dreams. Don Brown is a professional illustrator. His first book, Ruth Law Thrills A
In 1893 Mary traveled to West Africa and proceeded to embark on an astonishing journey of discovery. She served as housekeeper, handyman, nursemaid, and servant, for years. In her high-necked blouse, long skirt, and Victorian boots, she endured the brutal heat and hardships of Africa, and thrived. In 1870, an eight-year-old girl named Mary Kingsley lived in a small house on a lonely lane outside London, England. With luminous watercolors and a lively text, Don Brown tells the fascinating story of a most uncommon woman.. Her mother was bedridden and her father was rarely home. Mary did not go to school
Exploring the country in full proper Victorian dress ("It is at these times that you realize the blessings of a good thick skirt," she remarks after falling into a spike-filled pit and narrowly escaping injury), the plucky Mary collects insects and fish for the British Museum of Natural History. A series of piquant pen-and-ink and watercolor sketches shows her approaching a hippo, fending off a crocodile with her canoe paddle and wading "through sun-cooked swamps of ink-black slime." It's difficult to discern a chronology for Mary's adventures, but the vague sense of years of travel and adventure matches the artwork's appealingly impressionistic flurry of lines blurred with smoky c