discovery and exploration

Discusses the exploration and exploitation of the Congo by European explorers and adventurers from the fifteenth century to the twentieth.

A biography of the poor boy turned journalist turned explorer, who discovered the Nile's source and dreamed of bringing civilization to the heart of Africa.

Although Europes area is small, it is a land filled with diversity. Europe has modern cities and open fields of wheat, as well as glittering glass skyscrapers and crumbling medieval castles. This title is an introduction to the geography, various regions, natural resources, people, and wildlife of Europe.

Antarctica is much more than ice and snow, howling winds, and freezing temperatures. The thick ice sheets of the fifth largest continent could tell stories of the brave people who risked their lives to explore this last vast wilderness on Earth.

This book, in graphic novel format, tells about Daniel Boone, who explored the frontiers of the American West.

Examines the life of Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes, discussing his youth, his leadership during the conquest of the Aztec Empires, and his later years.

Explores the social and cultural landscapes that the Lewis and Clark expedition crossed, describing the different cultures, people, and regions they encountered in their travels.

Contains over 360 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about the people, places, plants, animals, tools, and ideas associated with the Lewis and Clark Expedition initiated by President Jefferson in 1801, and includes maps, and photographs.

A series of poems in the imagined voice of York, William Clark's slave, during and after the Lewis and Clark expedition.