| Description |
105 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm |
| Note |
"Originally published in Germany as Alexander von Humboldt by Gerstenberg Verlag in 2018."--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-105). |
| Note |
"With 75 color illustrations"--Page 4 of Cover. |
| Contents |
Prologue -- An adventurous boy -- Farewell, Europe. Which way to the Americas? ; The volcano of Tenerife ; Across the Atlantic -- Venezuela. First steps in South America ; A waterway through the jungle ; Solving a geographical puzzle -- Through the Andes Mountains. From the swelter to cooler climes ; On top of South America ; Onward to the Pacific! -- The voyage home. The land of silver ; An American president ; A global citizen in Europe ; The second man -- New adventures. A whirlwhind trek through Siberia ; The world comes to Berlin. |
| Summary |
"A richly illustrated middle-grade narrative biography about the life and adventures of Alexander von Humboldt, the late eighteenth-, early nineteenth-century Prussian polymath-explorer, lost hero of science, and source of inspiration for Charles Darwin and Henry David Thoreau"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Audience |
Ages 8-12 The Experiment. |
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Grades 7-9 The Experiment. |
| Language |
Translated from the German. |
| Subject |
Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 -- Juvenile literature.
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Scientists -- Germany -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Naturalists -- Germany -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859. (OCoLC)fst00054219
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Naturalists. (OCoLC)fst01034543
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Scientists. (OCoLC)fst01108895
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Germany. (OCoLC)fst01210272
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| Added Author |
Lieb, Claudia (Illustrator), illustrator.
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Crook, Becky L., translator.
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| Added Title |
Alexander von Humboldt. English
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Mehnert, Volker, The incredible yet true adventures of alexander von humboldt New York : The Experiment, 2019. 9781615196326 (DLC) 2019024866 |
| ISBN |
9781615196319 hardcover |
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1615196315 hardcover |
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9781615196401 paperback |
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1615196404 paperback |
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9781615196326 electronic book |
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