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a Junior Library Guild Selection |
Cyrus
Field's Big Dream: The Daring Effort to Lay the First Transatlantic Telegraph
Cable
Cyrus Field was determined to create instant communication
between North America and Europe. He met danger and numerous setbacks,
but his perseverance resulted in one of the greatest achievements of the
nineteenth century. The 1866 transatlantic telegraph cable changed communication
forever. The book includes many archival illustrations, diagrams, a map,
timeline, and "Connections to Make" (2 pages of additional sources for
readers).
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Captain
Mac: The Life of Donald Baxter MacMillan, Arctic Explorer
(Calkins Creek, March 2010)
Read about Donald B. MacMillan’s long and distinguished
career as an Arctic explorer—how he forged an adventurous life, despite
a difficult childhood. Learn the vital role Mac played in Robert Peary’s
1908-09 North Pole Expedition. Discover how he helped pioneer the use of
radio and aircraft in Arctic exploration. Experience Mac’s daring adventures
and discover his contributions to environmental science and to the cultural
understanding of eastern Arctic and Subarctic natives. The book includes
a map and lots of photographs.
One reader said, "...you
feel like you are sledging alongside Captain Mac as he explores the Arctic.
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Millbrook Press, 2003 (Lerner Publishing Group)
For ages 10 to adult.
Winner of a 1999 work-in-progress grant from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. |
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Ice
Country: One Boy's Adventure in the Arctic with Commander Donald MacMillan
Cricketfield Press. Imprint of Picton
Press, 1995
Softcover, 1997
For ages 9 to 14.
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