Chronicles the life and adventures of thirteenth-century Italian explorer Marco Polo, and describes his experiences in the Orient and in Asia, his seventeen years at the court of the Kublai Khan, and the legacy he left behind.
Presents a short children's history of explorer, Christopher Columbus and describes his life, voyages, and encounters with the native peoples of Hispaniola and other areas of the new world.
Chronicles the life and adventures of sixteenth-century French explorer Samuel de Champlain, and describes his voyages from France to North America in search of a trade route to Asia, the founding of Acadia,and the colonization of New France.
Describes the discovery and exploration of the Great Lakes, the founding of New France by Samuel de Champlain, Native Americans, missions, forts, and trading posts, and much more.
Simple text and illustrations present the life story of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer and conquistador Francisco Coronado, covering his search for the Seven Cities of Gold.
Traces the exploration of America from the arrival of Asian hunters in Alaska more than 15,000 years ago to the English and French settlers in the early 1600s.
A biography of the army officer and explorer who discovered, among other places in the West and Southwest, the great Rocky Mountain peak in Colorado that bears his name.
Describes the efforts of such men as Coronado, de Soto, Drake, and, in particular, Lewis and Clark to search for what came to be known as the Northwest Passage.
Presents a children's history of the voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492 and provides information on how the trip was financed, fifteenth-century navigational tools, and some of the problems Columbus and his crew encountered.
