The Race Around the World (Totally True Adventures): How Nellie Bly Chased an Impossible Dream . . .

by Nancy Castaldo and Nancy F. Castaldo

Book Overview

Does Nellie Bly have what it takes to race around the world? Travel to all corners of the globe in this action-packed Totally True Adventure. When Nellie Bly read Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, she had an amazing idea. What if she traveled around the world in real life, and did it in less than eighty days? In 1889, people doubted it could be done--especially by a woman. But with one small bag and a sturdy coat, Nellie set out anyway...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553522795
• ISBN13: 9780553522792
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5