The Great Explorers

Nearly forty thrilling, first-hand accounts by men and women who are the modern heirs of the great explorers of previous ages.Illustrations: 25 Ill...

DescriptionIbn Majid loved sailing the open seas and discovering new places. This famous Muslim invented the compass, and is known as one of the gr...

This book looks at famous explorers to discuss and analyze the management practices they used before, during, and even after their expeditions. Eac...

Meet famous explorers and adventurers in this exciting non-fiction storybook for children. Venture into steaming jungles in search of lost temples,...

In the 15th century, Christopher Columbus found new lands on the other side of the world. Four hundred years later, Neil Armstrong walked on the mo...

Project X Origins Graphic Texts can help children to reach higher standards in comprehension. Join astronaut Neil Armstrong and astronomer Nicolaus...

Between 1856 and 1876, five explorers, all British, took on the seemingly impossible task of discovering the source of the White Nile.

These forty profiles explore the pioneering contributions of famous explorers, with entries included on Columbus, Livingstone, von Humboldt, Nain S...

Reducere. This collection of biographies focuses on the discoverers and explorers of the New World - written for young readers, this is a superb introduction...

A diverse and inclusive celebration of 21 amazing women explorers and adventurers from all over the worldPublisher: Otter-Barry Books LtdAuthor(s):...

Intrepidness and courage are key features of great explorers of the past and the...future! In this big format board book, where each page becomes a...

Reducere. Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. Thousands of years--way b...

Incredible stories of the great Scots who changed the world we live in. Let the lives of these artists, explorers, poets, philosophers and engineer...

The adventurous stories of the greatest explorers in history.Illustrations: With 47 illustrations and 67 mapsEditor(s): Robin Hanbury-Tenison

Intrepid presenter Nicholas Crane investigates eight epic journeys, following in the footsteps of our greatest indigenous explorers.

In an age when it is fashionable to forget the achievements of the great explorers of the heroic age, comes the timely rebirth of this legendary bo...

Reducere. We may not give much thought to the boxes in our freezers or the cans on our shelves, but behind the story of food preservation is the history of c...

Who are the greatest British men and women ever to have graced our lands? From Florence Nighingale and J.K. Rowling to Alfred the Great and Sir Dav...

Reducere. The Voyageur is the authoritative account of a unique and colorful group of men whose exploits, songs, and customs comprise an enduring legacy. Fre...

DescriptionTwo young explorers join Fabien Cousteau and his team to get up close and personal with great white sharks in this start to a series of ...

DescriptionTwo young explorers join Fabien Cousteau and his team to get up close and personal with great white sharks in this start to a series of ...

What difference do individuals make to history? Are we all swept up in the great forces like industrialisation or globalisation, or is the world we...

DescriptionThe tale begins in sixteenth-century Venice, when explorer Juan de Fuca encountered English merchant Michael Lok and relayed a fantastic...

The fascinating story of the pioneers who explored vast regions of Central Asia, India and Tibet to create maps, and spy out the country for milita...

An exciting introduction to the awesome adventures of the eager explorers, dynamic daredevils, imaginative inventors, and other pioneers who shaped...

Late 19th century Tibet. When the Grand Lama Mipam dies, the seeds of corruption are sown across the land. Gabriel, the orphan of white explorers, ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Adm Richard E. ByrdIS THERE A GREAT UNKNOWN LAND -- A PARADISE -- BEYOND THE POLES? DID ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS EXPLORERS OF...

Lonely Planet introduces explorers and armchair travelers alike to the new world of travel with this second edition of our best-selling Ultimate Tr...

This enquiry into the explorer mindset is part meditation, part memoir, from one of 'Britain's greatest explorers' (Telegraph)Publisher: Canongate ...

This wonderfully illustrated infographic book is filled with visual representations to captivate children and teach them the names of the most prev...

Reducere. Out at sea fishing, Asterix and Obelix are blown off course in a storm. Luckily they land on the shores of a Roman colony - or is it? Teepees, tote...

The Arctic was long imagined as an otherworldly place, thousands of miles from the warmth and familiarity of home, and nineteenth-century Britons w...

Reducere. This volume is an important contribution to history and education. The unknown history and culture now made accessible the extraordianry research a...

A gripping history of the polar continent, from the great discoveries of the nineteenth century to modern scientific breakthroughsAntarctica, the i...

Reducere. A gripping history of the polar continent, from the great discoveries of the nineteenth century to modern scientific breakthroughs Antarctica, the ...

Reducere. Two young explorers journey with Fabien Cousteau into the depths of the Amazon Jungle to find a new species of piranha in this next colorful instal...

Contributor(s): Author: Trudi TrueitAdventure, danger, and a thrilling global mission await 12-year-old Cruz Coronado as he joins an elite school f...

Reducere. This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base f...

Reducere. When the United States won its independence from Great Britain, it also won new lands. Soon, the Louisiana Purchase doubled the country's size. The...

As a boy he preferred reading sea stories to doing homework and, at age 16, became an apprentice seaman. Subsequently, Ernest Shackleton's incredib...

A fascinating journey through more than 5, 000 years of seafaring history in this essential guide to the most impressive seafaring tales, explorers...

Reducere. For more than five hundred years, explorers roamed the wilderness of North America, some in search of a route to the East or fabled cities of gold,...

Reducere. Witness our incredible human story unfold - from the very first people in Africa to the collapse of Communism and beyond - exquisitely charted map ...

DescriptionAdventure, danger, and a thrilling global mission await 12-year-old Cruz Coronado as he joins an elite school for explorers. Cruz leaves...

Reducere. DescriptionLittle explorers can travel through the worlds of Toy Story with Buzz and Woody in this delightfully illustrated and fun-filled picture ...

During his remarkable lifetime, Harold Gatty became one of the world's great navigators (in 1931, he and Wiley Post flew around the world in a reco...

Reducere. It's sea-to-shining-sea fun as young explorers try to find what's different in drawings of our nation's greatest landmarks. Twenty double-page spre...

Reducere. Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize-Center for Great Plains Studies (finalist) Spur Award-Best Western Nonfiction Historical Book-Western Writers...

Reducere. Although the genocide of 1994 catapulted Rwanda onto the international stage, English-language historical accounts of the Great Lakes region of Eas...

Reducere. Journey back in time and take a walk through the historic streets of the world's greatest cities. Great City Maps is the companion title to DK's Gr...

Reducere. A Family Saga through California's Rich History...When twenty-something Nicole Sinclair stumbles on DNA reports that document an ancestry far diffe...

Reducere. DescriptionAn illustrated book of biographies highlighting the inspiring and innovative qualities of forty very different men throughout history, f...

What put Lincolnshire on the map? Author David Clark reveals why locals are proud to be Yellowbellies. In a lively and inviting series of chapters,...

What kind of adventures can a small calico cat and a huge Great Dane dog dream up? Thrilling, wild, and fun explorations. Flossy and Pebbles are no...

Reducere. Celebrating our national parks -Denali National Park celebrates its centennial anniversary in 2017 -The park attracts more than 400, 000 visitors a...

The Adventures of Pili Coloring Books are a great educational tool illustrated with eye-catching drawings. Our books inspire little explorers to ha...

A magical story of a Crusade-era bookseller who embarks on a journey through the Islamic world's great medieval cities, winner of the Naguib Mahfou...

Winner of the 2017 Forward Prize for Best Collection. Winner of the 2017 Poetry Book Society Choice Award. Shortlisted for the 2017 Costa Poetry Aw...

An exciting new illustrated chapter book series for dog-loving readers from writer Helen Moss and artist Misa Saburi When a pack of senior dogs fin...

Reducere. Explore Native American Cultures with 25 Great Projects introduces readers to seven main Native American cultural regions, from the northeast woodl...

Reducere. The great love of Blue Heron and Red Bear sustain an Ojibwe clan as it struggles to survive war, famine, and the coming of foreign explorers bearin...

Reducere. Adventurers, explorers, kings, gods, and goddesses come to life in this "useful, entertaining and informative" story of the first great epic (The W...

DescriptionFor more than 5, 000 years, the sea has challenged, rewarded, and punished the brave sailors who set forth to explore it. This history o...

Reducere. But the story is by no means entirely grim and solemn. Young explorers get lost in the woods and climb trees to escape "roaring lions." There is a ...

Reducere. NATIONAL BEST SELLER IN HARDCOVER ADVENTURES BEYOND THE EDGE OF THE KNOWN UNIVERSE The truce between Cinnabar and the Alliance is holding, and the ...

Reducere. Aransas: The Life of a Texas Coastal County is a wonderfully researched history of an exciting part of Texas. This is the story of a little place t...

Mosquitoes in Hawaii, sea lampreys in the Great Lakes, mountain goats in the Olympic Mountains of Washington State not one of these species is nati...

The late Paul Brunton was one of the 20th century's greatest explorers of and writers on the spiritual traditions of the East. A Search in Secret I...

Reducere. DescriptionI m continually intrigued by the manner in which the natural and human histories of any given region overlap and eventually commingle. T...

Reducere. DescriptionI m continually intrigued by the manner in which the natural and human histories of any given region overlap and eventually commingle. T...