voyages around the world

"Follows the travels of British navigator Captain James Cook and his voyages in the Pacific ... [Also discusses] why the British sent Cook to the Pacific, technological innovations in navigation, claiming Australia for the British, contact with the Maori, and Cook's violent death in Hawaii."--Provided by publisher.

"This gorgeous picture book biography follows Charles Darwin's adventures in South America"--.

Eccentric Englishman Phileas Fogg embarks on an exciting adventure after accepting a bet at his London club that he can complete a journey around the world in only eighty days.

From taming zombie jungle animals in Madagascar to unearthing zombie mummies zummies in Egypt to battling black-belt super zombies in China, it's the zombie chasers' slimiest adventure yet. Will the kids be able to get the antidote and unzombify the undead masses once and for all? Or will the putrid planet fall to the zombie scourge?.

Fictionalized accounts of the true stories of three people who made separate attempts to travel around the world in the late nineteenth century, including Thomas Stevens, who made the journey on a bicycle, reporter Nellie Bly, who used conventional methods of travel, and sea captain Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail around the world alone.

Traveling across the world, Zack Clarke and his zombie-fighting team search for an antidote that will stop the brain-eating zombies forever.

Examines the life of Nellie Bly, a female journalist who, in 1889, travelled the world in less than eighty days.

Through narrative nonfiction, tells the story of Abby Sunderland and her attempt to be the youngest person ever to sail solo around the world.

"Follow one boy and girl as they travel to over 30 destinations and discover hundreds of things to spot and facts to learn on every page"--Back cover.

"Exciting illustrations follow Ferdinand Magellan's trip around the world. The combination of brightly colored panels and leveled text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--.