exploration

Explores the life and accomplishments of astronaut Neil Armstrong, from his childhood in Ohio through his years with NASA, including his famous moon landing and other space flights.

An account of Henry Hudson's four voyages in search of a passage to the Orient in the early seventeenth century and the discoveries made by him on the northeastern coast of America.

Follows the lives of the Wright brothers and describes how they developed the first airplane.

A biography, with numerous photographs and quotes from Earhart herself, tracing this determined woman's life and interest in flying.

Tells the story of the first explorers to travel around the world and describes how and why the epic journeys of Magellan and Drake came to be made.

Numerous photographs illustrate the stories of early women pilots, Amelia Earhart, and World War II's female pilots.

A biography of the seventeenth-century French explorer who, among other exploits, led the first European expedition to track the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.

The life of the Portuguese navigator and explorer who launched the first voyage around the world in the early 1500's but met his death before his men completed the expedition.

Discusses Henry Hudson's four voyages of exploration in search of a passage between Europe and the Far East.