discoveries in geography

"The Earth is a strange and wondrous place. Discover facts about its saltiest seas, tallest mountains, largest organisms, and more"--Provided by publisher.

"[The author] argues that the year 1000 was the world's first point of major cultural exchange and exploration. Drawing on nearly thirty years of research on medieval China and global history, she presents an . . . account of first encounters between disparate societies. As people on at least five continents ventured outward, they spread technology, new crops, and religion. These encounters, she shows, made it possible for Christopher Columbus to reach the Americas in 1492, and set the stage for the process of globalization that so dominates the modern era"--Provided by publisher.

Text and illustrations look at the journeys of over sixty explorers, including Jeanne Baret, Matthew Henson, Ferdinand Magellan, and more.

Contains prompts for helping the reader imagine their own jungle adventure.

Chronicles the history of world exploration over the course of five thousand years, showing how human groups, spread throughout the world, converged and exchanged culture, and looking at specific explorers and their expeditions.

The author presents forty-five narratives of achievements in the history of exploration including the adventures of Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Henry Hudson, Lewis and Clark, Stanley and Livingston, as well as some lesser-known adventurers.

"In 1405, the Chinese emperor sent the world's largest fleet of ships to explore the ""Western Oceans."" Zheng He was at the helm of the expedition, a man who rose from poverty to captain China's famous Treasure Fleet on an adventure covering more than thirty-five thousand miles. Little known in the West, Zheng He was one of history's most important explorers. This guide will take readers on a journey from Nanjing all the way to Africa and the Middle East as Zheng He brings Chinese technology to remote ports of call, and changes the face of the world in the process.".

"[Alicia and Andre] are twins. They have just turned seven and like most children their age, they are curious, dynamic and always alert to what goes on around them. On their birthday they receive a very strange present from their favorite uncle: a globe with magic powers! Thanks to the magic globe the twins, always accompanied by their mischievous cat Jo, explore fantastic places on our planet Earth and beyond, in the infinite sky"--Provided by publisher.

Looks at the Age of Exploration when Europeans searched the world for goods, land, and raw materials from the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries.

Looks at explorers during the Renaissance including Niccol? de' Conti, Bartolomeu Dias, Vasco da Gama, P?ro da Covilh?, and Ferdinand Magellan.