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Fantastic Female Adventurers by Lily Dyu and illustrated by Chellie Carroll is a collection of exciting and inspirational stories about fourteen wonderful women and their incredible tales of exploring the globe. Features Helen Sharman, Gwen Moffat, Ellen MacArthur, Sarah Outen, Misba Khan and more.
About the author
Lily Dyu is an author and freelance journalist with a passion for the outdoors, wild places and nature. Her adventures have seen her cycling in Ladakh on the loftiest roads of the Himalaya, running across England, Scotland and Wales, and also around Manaslu - the eighth highest mountain in the world. Lily studied natural sciences at the University of Cambridge. After a successful career in technology - while writing in her free time - she retrained as a journalist. Through her writing, she loves to share her love of the outdoors and wonder for the natural world. She has written widely for magazines and journals and is the author of
Fastpacking: Multi-Day Running Adventures and
Brecon Beacons Trail Running. Her books for children include
Fantastic Female Adventurers, and
Earth Heroes (Nosy Crow), inspirational stories about people like Greta Thunberg who are changing the world.
Summary
Fantastic Female Adventurers by Lily Dyu and illustrated by Chellie Carroll is a collection of exciting and inspirational stories about fourteen wonderful women and their incredible tales of exploring the globe. Features Helen Sharman, Gwen Moffat, Ellen MacArthur, Sarah Outen, Misba Khan and more.
