northwest passage

Presents the fictional journal of fourteen-year-old Peter Griffin in which he describes his adventures as a member of an expedition to the frozen lands of the Arctic sea in search of clues to what happened to Sir John Franklin, an explorer who set out twelve years earlier in search of the Northwest passage.

A history of explorations made to find a sea route from the Atlantic to the Pacific across the top of Canada.

Chronicles the search for the Northwest Passage--a route to Asia through the Arctic Ocean--describing the efforts of such men as John Franklin, John Cabot, Henry Hudson, and Roald Amundsen.

Studies the Northwest Passage that provides a water link between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and examines early failed expeditions and explorers as well as the successful journey by Norwegian Roald Amundsen who became the first to navigate the passage by boat.

Provides an account of the Arctic expedition led by Sir John Franklin in 1845 when he and a crew of 129 officers and men set out from Greenland in search of a navigable shortcut to the Atlantic and Pacific, only to become lost without a sign for fourteen years when searchers finally found evidence that the mission had met with disaster.

Time travelers Jonah and Katherine arrive in 1611 to rescue John Hudson, the missing son of explorer Henry Hudson, but just as the mutiny on the "Discovery" is supposed to start, Jonah and Katherine's knowledge of history is tested once again and they fear that more is at stake than just one boy's life. Includes facts about Henry Hudson's explorations.

A biography of Sir John Franklin who went on three expeditions in search of the Northwest Passage and disappeared on the third. Describes his role in mapping and exploring the Arctic.

The discovery in 1669 of a journal recording Henry Hudson's tragic search for a passage to Cathay over fifty years earlier, forces Robert Bylot, a once-great maritime explorer, to recall his experiences as part of that expedition--memories he would prefer to forget.

Explores the journey of Sprague Theobald and his family through the Northwest Passage and all the trials they faced, such as extreme cold and polar bears.

Presents a brief biography of French explorer Jacques Cartier, who was one of the major discoverers of Canada.