The Girl Who Rowed the Ocean
The Girl Who Rowed the Ocean
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Published:
12 January, 2023
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Description
SHORTLISTED: ESTWA Children’s Travel Book of the Year
Lucy wants to explore the world, and do something daring and difficult. But people laugh at her when she hatches a plan to row across the Atlantic Ocean.
So her family rallies round to help prepare for the journey, loading her boat with supplies for 3,000 miles of rowing. Her school friends follow her from afar, learning about the ocean, its wildlife and pollution.
Alone at sea, Lucy faces seasickness, storms and a very sore bottom, not to mention close encounters with ships and a humpback whale. Yet there are also the joys of wandering seabirds, shooting stars and magical sunsets, as she finds she is capable of more than she ever imagined.
Step aboard and join Lucy on her life-changing adventure to become the girl who rowed the ocean.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781785633324 |
| ISBN10 | 1785633325 |
| Number Of Pages | 288 |
| Item Weight | 238 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 198 x 26 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Eye Books |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
‘An inspirational ocean adventure’
‘The perfect handbook for anyone young or old in search of adventure’ -- Steve Backshall
‘We need more young people like Lucy getting active and having adventures in the freedom of nature’ -- Helen Glover
‘Lucy’s epic voyage brought back happy memories of my own ocean crossings. It’s a realistic and inspiring tale of adventure at sea’ -- Sarah Outen
‘Rowing the Atlantic and caring for our wild places are very close to my heart. Well done, Lucy!’ -- Ben Fogle
‘An inspirational ocean adventure’ || ‘Lucy’s epic voyage brought back happy memories of my own ocean crossings. It’s a realistic and inspiring tale of adventure at sea’ - Sarah Outen || ‘Rowing the Atlantic and caring for our wild places are very close to my heart. Well done, Lucy!’ - Ben Fogle || ‘The perfect handbook for anyone young or old in search of adventure’ - Steve Backshall || ‘We need more young people like Lucy getting active and having adventures in the freedom of nature’ - Helen Glover
‘An inspirational ocean adventure’ || ‘Lucy’s epic voyage brought back happy memories of my own ocean crossings. It’s a realistic and inspiring tale of adventure at sea’ - Sarah Outen || ‘Rowing the Atlantic and caring for our wild places are very close to my heart. Well done, Lucy!’ - Ben Fogle || ‘The perfect handbook for anyone young or old in search of adventure’ - Steve Backshall || ‘We need more young people like Lucy getting active and having adventures in the freedom of nature’ - Helen Glover
Author's Bio
Alastair Humphreys is a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year. He has cycled around the world, rowed the Atlantic Ocean and walked a lap of the M25 – one of his pioneering microadventures.
He is the author of 14 books, including Great Adventurers, which won the Stanford’s Children’s Travel Book of the Year and the Teach Primary Award for Non-Fiction.
He has written eight books for Eye including the bestselling The Boy Who Biked the World trilogy, a series of novels for 9–12-year-olds based on the real-life adventures he recounted in Moods of Future Joys, Thunder and Sunshine and Ten Lessons from the Road. His more recent The Girl Who Rowed the Ocean is a similarly novelised version of his transatlantic crossing. It was shortlisted for the Stanford’s Children’s Travel Book of the Year.
He is a qualified teacher.