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A caring scientist and four mountain-climbing explorers risked their lives to keep the Chang Tang chiru, a small, endangered, antelope-like animal, safe from poachers.

Fourteen-year-old Daniel joins a whaling ship in 1856 and after two years of cruel treatment, he deserts the ship for the Siberian wilderness.

Biography of Italian explorer Marco Polo, famous for written records of his travels in Asia.

Presents an account of Cook's life and explorations and examines their impact on history and the world.

Biography of world explorer Ferdinand Magellan, famous for organizing the expedition that proved one could circumnavigate the world.

Looks at the life of thirteenth-century Italian explorer Marco Polo, discussing his travels in China and his role in introducing Europe to the wonders of the Far East.

An illustrated biography of the thirteenth-century Venetian merchant and explorer who spent twenty-five years in Asia and befriended Kublai Khan.

Informative text, booklets, foldouts, maps, and excerpts from "The Travels of Marco Polo" provide information about the life and journeys of the Christian merchant.

Cartoons and facts combine to provide an overview of what it was like to travel with Marco Polo during the late thirteenth century.

Presents a short children's history of English explorer Henry Hudson, and describes his life and quest to locate the Northwest Passage through the new world.