voyages and travels

Explains the origin, historical or religious significance, and practice of different types of journeys in various cultures around the world.

When Olvina, a chicken, receives an invitation to the annual Bird Convention in Hawaii, Will the pig and a fellow passenger help her to overcome her fear of flying.

In illustrations & verse, lists some of the places a teacher would take her students if she had the means.

Describes the many animals Marco Polo encountered on his famous journey on the Silk Road.

Twelve-year-old Alexa and her companions unwittingly lead Abaddon, now in the form of an enormous, horrible sea monster, to the secret community known as the Five Stone Pillars when they go to bring the people living there home.

Captain Roland Warvold tells Alexa and Yipes about the adventures he shared with his brother Thomas in Elyon, before the wall went up and divided the world in two.

An ivory gull carved by Ezra Brown in 1832 brings luck to four generations of his family as they travel on the seas and in the air.

Young Christina and Grant go on a Grand Canyon trip with their mystery-writer grandparents and set out to solve a spooky mystery with Danielle and Marisa, the daughters of a local park ranger.

Ten-year-old twins Casey and Lacey fly an enchanted, antique airplane, named the "Vin Fiz," across the United States and have several daring adventures along the way. Includes historical notes on the real "Vin Fiz," the name of the airplane that made the first transcontinental flight in 1911.

Describes the achievements and the life of thirteenth-century Venetian explorer Marco Polo, whose book about his travels across Asia and work for Kublai Khan helped to launch the Age of Exploration.