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237 pp.
| Candlewick
| October, 2011
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-3619-7$24.99
(2)
4-6
Jules Verne's classic becomes the springboard for three remarkable narratives about real-life around-the-world journeys: Thomas Stevens's in 1884, Nellie Bly's in 1889, and Joshua Slocum's in 1895. Phelan successfully weaves graphically told stories with third-person narratives and the travelers' own words. The stunning volume's eye-catching illustrations are rendered in pencil, ink, gouache, and watercolor.
Reviewer: Dean Schneider
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2011
48 pp.
| Scholastic/Orchard
| November, 2001
|
TradeISBN 0-439-29305-7$$16.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Walter Lyon Krudop.
Captain John Slocum, a sailing man sadly outmoded by the growing dependence on steamships, rebuilt the old sloop Spray and set off in 1895 to become the first man to sail solo around the world. This picture book biography is a bit text-heavy, a fact not helped by the muddy oil illustrations, but the engrossing story mostly overcomes the drawbacks.