explorers

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explorers

Shipwrecks of the explorers

Surveys the archaeological search for the sunken ships of explorers throughout history and discusses the voyages made by the explorers.

Follow those feet!

Dora and Boots try to figure out who belongs to the footprints they found in the sand.

Samuel de Champlain

An illustrated introduction to the life and expeditions of French navigator, geographer, and cartographer Samuel de Champlain.

I love my mami!

Dora the Explorer spends a fun day going to work and then playing in the park with her mom.

The Shackleton expedition

Recounts the story of Shackleton's dangerous exploration of Antarctica under harsh conditions.

Dora's fairy-tale adventure

Dora must turn herself into a princess in order to save Boots after he falls into a deep sleep as the result of an evil witch's spell.

Hudson

Looks at the life and accomplishments of the English explorer Henry Hudson who searched for a northern passage to China and explored large areas of North America before being set adrift in Hudson Bay by a mutinous crew.

Ferdinand Magellan

circumnavigating the world
Explores the life and adventures of sixteenth-century Portuguese explore Ferdinand Magellan, and describes his voyages and mission to discover a westward passage from Spain to the Spice Islands.

Marco Polo

overland to China
Chronicles the life and adventures of thirteenth-century Italian explorer Marco Polo, and describes his experiences in the Orient and in Asia, his seventeen years at the court of the Kublai Khan, and the legacy he left behind.

Sir Walter Raleigh

founding the Virginia Colony
Explores sixteenth-century courtier and navigator Sir Walter Raleigh's life and the founding of the Virginia Colony, discussing related topics including Virginia's Native Americans, the legend of El Dorado, and the life of a privateer, and includes a recipe for corn patties.

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