exploration

Presents the stories of ten explorers whose discoveries influenced the course of world events, and shows how these pioneers were linked even though their adventures occurred at different points in history.

Maps and text offer detailed information on nations, empires, explorers, and expeditions between 1450 and 1800 that shaped the modern world.

Presents a concise history of early expeditions and explorers around the world including the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Vikings, and Chinese, as well as the discovery of the Americas and the North and South Poles.

Describes the 19th century travel of men and their journeys around the world, polar expeditions, the exploration of Africa, French circumnavigators, the Asian scientific movement, and American discoveries.

Two contemporary children meet Marco Polo as he describes his perilous adventures to the east and back. Learn of his relationship with Kublai Khan and how he wrote his account from a jail cell in Italy.

An illustrated introduction to famous explorers and expeditions throughout history.

An anthology of the writings of explorers through the ages including Cortes, Cabot, Stanley, Livingstone, Drake, and Peary.

"European explorers left their homes to explore an unknown world. They did not always find what they expected. But they helped discover the truth about our world's geography. These early expeditions helped map out the modern world."--Back cover.

Shares the life of the Portuguese explorer who became the first person to link Europe and Asia by an ocean route.

Samuel De Champlain was a man who served as the geographer to the French king, an expert on Native Americans, a skilled mapmaker, the founder of Quebec City, and the father of New France.