I know what you're thinking: a graphic novel for elementary school kids can't be all that interesting. It was quite educational and was chock- full of biographical information about a bicyclist, a journalist, and a sailor. However, there was also some insight as to why these people traveled where they did.
Thomas Stevens broke the routine and simplicity of his life as a miner to bicycle (on a big-front-wheeled one) through new and exciting places. His story really is the most like a fairy tale; people all over the world invited him into their homes, fed him, told him stories, gave him directions, and gave him their companionship. His days of working in coal mines were over, thanks to the generous pay for stories of his adventures
Nelly Bly dissolved barriers when she took her trip around the world as a reporter. She definitely did it via any mode of transportation she could manage including trains, boats, carriages, and horses.
On his tour around the world, Joshua Slocum looked for closure after his wife died, and traveled by sailboat. He visited his wife's grave, but didn't seem to find what he was looking for.
All three travelers were inspired by Jules Verne's Around the World in Eighty Days.
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