Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me a copy of this title in exchange for an honest review.

I like the idea of a series of books for kids about adventure and discovery and science. But parts of this book felt really disconnected and odd. I didn't like the first part about the inventor of the hot air balloon or the weird interlude where Roald traveled to the pole NOT in an airship.

This would have been a better story if it stuck to just the story of Amundsen and his airship journey to the North Pole.

But all that being said, I do think kids who like nonfiction/adventure/historical/scientific titles would enjoy this book. I'm also intrigued to see the other titles in the series.