explorers

On summer vacation in Scotland, the Thea sisters are intrigued by a tapestry that is really a treasure map supposedly leading to a hidden alabaster garden where an ancient treasure is buried, and the story of Aurora Beatrix Lane, an adventurous explorer mouse--and when the tapestry is stolen they set out to find the treasure using the explorer's diary as a guide.

"In the summer of 1535, France's king Francis I sent explorer Jacques Cartier to the New World to search for the Northwest Passage that would lead from China and the East. It was hoped he would also return with ships brimming with riches and gold for the country ... Cartier found neither the elusive passage nor a bounty of riches, but he did find the St. Lawrence River. Readers will learn about the details of Cartier's extensive travels, his encounters with Native Americans, and the many features for which he is named"--Provided by publisher.

Biography of Henry Hudson, English mariner who explored the Hudson River and Bay, discussing his early life before the voyages, his time in the Arctic, his voyage down the East Coast of North America into present-day New York, and his exploration of Canada's Hudson Bay.

A brief biography of the fifteen-century European explorer, Vasco de Gama, who opened up trade between Europe and India.

Chronicles the life and adventures of seventeenth-century French explorer Sieur de la Salle, and describes his early life and expeditions through North America as well as his obsession with building a colony at the mouth of the Mississippi.

An allegorical view of human life as an exploratory journey through an ancient forest.

"[Presents the biography of Hernando de Soto.] In the 1500s, Hernando de Soto traveled throughout Central America and Peru, as well as the southeastern areas of the United States, in search of treasures and land for Spain. Although he may have had Spain's best interests at heart, de Soto and his expedition left a deadly trail of disease in their wake. De Soto would never find the rumored riches he sought. But he did discover the Mississippi River"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a series of biographies of well-known adventurers, travelling through the centuries and across the globe, whose curiosity and courage have led them to make discoveries in the world.

Presents the survival story of Ernest Shackleton, an Antarctic explorer whose ship was trapped in ice for more than five hundred days in extreme conditions before being rescued.

An exploration of the lives and accomplishments of Spanish explorers.