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Translation of: Kon-Tiki ekspedisjonen. The classic true adventure of crossing the Pacific by raft.

The story of a youth who overcomes his fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his tribe.

Documents the experiences of anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl and his crew over the course of a more than one hundred day voyage in 1947 across the Pacific Ocean on a balsa wood raft built according South America's pre-Columbian Indians.

This beautiful jacketed picture book based on the upcoming Disney Animation Studios' film,Moana, features an engaging story about Moana's unique relationship with the Ocean that playfully interacts with stylized artwork.

A youth overcomes his fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his tribe.

Relates the story of Norwegian anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl's efforts to prove that Polynesians were of Incan descent by building and successfully sailing from Peru to French Polynesia a raft he made by using materials and processes available to the ancient Incas.

A biography of the nineteenth-century English missionary who encouraged the growth of indigenous Christian missions throughout the Pacific islands.

The record of a 4,300 nautical mile journey across the Pacific Ocean by raft.

Presents a biography of the famous cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead, who emphasized how a larger culture influenced its individual members.

Based on a Polynesian legend, this is the story of a youth who overcomes his fear of the sea and proves his courage to himself and his tribe.