voyages around the world

Presents selections from the journals of Captain James Cook in which he provides a personal account of his three exploratory voyages to New Zealand, Australia, and islands of the Pacific in 1768, 1772, and 1776. Includes maps, a glossary, and indexes of people and places.

Presents a large-print edition of the story in which eccentric Englishman Phileas Fogg accepts a bet made at his London club to complete a journey around the world in only eighty days.

Examines the accomplishments of eighteenth-century English captain James Cook, known for his voyages into unknown seas claiming land for his country, opening trade routes, and solving the mystery of scurvy.

Tells the story of fifteenth-century explorer Ferdinand Magellan who became famous for being the first to imagine sailing west from Spain around the globe to reach the East Indies, and whose ship succeeded in completing the journey, even though he died in the Philippines.

Eccentric Englishman Phileas Fogg embarks on a grand adventure after he accepts a bet made at his London club to complete a journey around the world in only eighty days.

Presents a brief biography of sixteenth-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, and describes some of the lands, people, plants, and animals he discovered during his voyage around the globe.

Annie Griffiths Belt, one of the National Geographic Society's first female photographers, presents approximately one hundred photos from her travels and describes the experience of working throughout the world with her two young children in tow.

In 1872 Phileas Fogg wins a bet by traveling around the world in seventy-nine days, twenty-three hours, and fifty-seven minutes.

Examines the three voyages and discoveries of England's eighteenth-century explorer, Captain James Cook.

Describes the voyages of exploration made by the renowned eighteenth-century navigator.