A boy from a poor family
A secretive man who was disliked and mistrusted by many people
A bold explorer who set out to circle the globe
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S. A. Kramer
S. A. KRAMER is the author of many nonfiction early readers on topics as varied as submarines and the first summit of Mount Everest. She has written many sports readers, including the recently revised edition of Basketball’s Greatest Players. Kramer lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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