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Gr 3-8 Researching both primary and secondary sources, Katz has created a unique volume that explores the lives of more than 120 explorers, from ancient times to the present. Entries include Genghis Khan, whose commanders, Jebe and Subedi, tell the story in two voices of the conquering of Russia ("Our horses and our cavalry/will be our keys/to victory!"), and the Vikings ("]Vikings become/better workers/when they're roused/to be berserkers."). The book also introduces Egeria, a "remarkable nun" who kept a diary of he...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

The poetry in this purpose-driven yet entertaining (sometimes irreverently so) volume is ostensibly written in the voices of explorers and ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More