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Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1991]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
48 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, color map ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Traces the life of Columbus from his being a merchant in Genoa through his accomplishments as a navigator, mapmaker, and explorer.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of the self-educated nineteenth-century Englishwoman who, after a secluded childhood and youth, traveled alone through unexplored West Africa in 1893 and 1894 and learned much about the area and its inhabitants.
Author
Series
Explorer Academy volume 7
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
251 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Amid assignments that take the Explorer Academy recruits from the iceberg-filled waters of Antarctica to the bone-dry deserts of Argentina, Cruz Coronado is scrambling to complete the last piece of the cipher. With Nebula agents and the elusive explorer spy still out there, his opportunity to recover his mother's world-changing formula is slipping away. But as Cruz has learned from his time aboard Orion, true explorers must never give up. Even after...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The New York Times bestselling author of Turn Right at Machu Picchu sets out to uncover the truth behind the legendary lost city of Atlantis. A few years ago, Mark Adams made a strange discovery: Everything we know about the lost city of Atlantis comes from the work of one man, the Greek philosopher Plato. Then he made a second, stranger discovery: Amateur explorers are still actively searching for this sunken city all around the world, based entirely...
Author
Series
Princess Truly (An Acorn Book) volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
44 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Told in rhyming text, Princess Truly uses her super powers to explore the world, whether it is visiting penguins with her brother in Antarctica, or taking her timid pug Sir Noodles on a vacation in a rain forest.
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
As the first European to travel extensively throughout Asia, Marco Polo was the earliest bridge between East and West. His famous journeys took him across the boundaries of the known world, along the dangerous Silk Road, and into the court of Kublai Kahn, where he won the trust of the most feared and reviled leader of his day. Polo introduced the cultural riches of China to Europe, spawning centuries of Western fascination with Asia.
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Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
[1990]
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Brief biographies emphasizing the voyages and discoveries of various explorers of the ancient world including Hanno of Carthage, Nehsi of Egypt, Pytheas of Greece, and Alexander the Great.
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Nothing obsessed explorers of the mid-nineteenth century more than the quest to discover the source of the White Nile. It was the planet's most elusive secret, the prize coveted above all others. Between 1856 and 1876, six larger-than-life men and one extraordinary woman accepted the challenge. Showing extreme courage and resilience, Richard Burton, John Hanning Speke, James Augustus Grant, Samuel Baker, Florence von Sass, David Livingstone, and...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
177 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), charts ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
"Placing one foot in front of the other, embarking on the journey of discovery, and experiencing the joy of exploration -- these activities are intrinsic to our nature. Our ancestors traveled long distances on foot, gaining new experiences and learning from them. But as universal as walking is, each of us will experience it differently. For Erling Kagge, it is the gateway to the questions that fascinate him: Why do we walk? Where do we walk from?...
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