Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley In Africa
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Mary Kingsley spent her childhood in a small house on a lonely lane outside London, England. Her mother was bedridden, her father rarely home, and Mary served as housekeeper, handyman, nursemaid, and servant. Not until she was thirty years old did Mary get her chance to explore the world she'd read about in her father's library. In 1893, she arrived in West Africa, where she encountered giant Xying insects, crocodiles, hippos, and brutal heat. Mary endured the hardships of the equatorial country - and thrived.
Info
ISBN: 9780618369164
Published Date: August 1, 2003
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Language: English
Size: 7.87" l x 4.93" w x 0.62" h
Age Classification: Ages 6 to 8
Category
Children Nonfiction