A Challenger S Song
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A Challenger's Song
Author: Philip Pearson
language: en
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Release Date: 2021-11-30
A sensitive and lovingly told story mixing fact, action, letters, journals, song and oral history. Pearson writes with a rich clarity and intelligence about his great grandfather, Charlie Collins, the boy who ran away to sea to become head stoker on the celebrated scientific expedition of the HMS Challenger (1872-76). Finding his feet as a blacksmith back in Brighton with wife Mary and family, we learn about the joys, hardships and everyday heroism of their lives within the grand sweep of 19th Century history. Andrea Watts, writer and creative writing tutor In 1872, HMS Challenger, powered by sail and steam, left Portsmouth for an epic voyage of ocean exploration. A Challenger’s Song combines a lifetime reimagined with a fresh account of the voyage seen through the eyes of the crew and scientists, drawing on their own letters and accounts. ‘I had read about the voyage of HMS Challenger before, but this combination of imaginative reconstruction and factual information for me shed a new light on life for those on board ... my appreciation of the men and boys whose hard work kept the Challenger going, and made possible the collection of samples which led to a transformation of our understanding of the deep oceans, was increased enormously ... The sea shanty section at the end is a nice bonus! Angela Colling, Editor, Ocean Challenge.
The Star Challengers Trilogy
All three novels in the acclaimed YA sci-fi trilogy featuring teenage space explorers who use real science to save humanity. After a visit to the Challenger Center, a group of young people are recruited to become real space adventurers by the mysterious Commander Zota. Sent into the future to save humanity, they venture to a moon base, a space station, and an asteroid! Each mission involves learning vital new skills and saving humanity. “These teenage Star Challengers team up in their quest to find innovative solutions to help them solve problems using real out-of-this-world science.” —Dr. Sally Ride, Astronaut
Star Challengers: Moonbase Crisis
In this YA adventure, student visitors to the Challenger Center are sent on a mission to the moon—where the fate of humanity hangs in the balance. After an exhilarating space simulation field trip at the local Challenger Center, a group of students are hand-picked by the mysterious Commander Zota for a special adventure: to travel to the future. A real moon base is in trouble, and these new “Star Challengers” will need to learn skills to save the human race./