Two young hosts meet Henry Hudson and learn about his four voyages including an expedition along the eastern coast of North America and a voyage into what is now known as Hudson Bay.
Provides insights into the explorations of the English through a dramatized interview with Sir Walter Raleigh in which he discusses the voyages of John Cabot and Sir Francis Drake, as well as his own attempts to establish the first English settlement in North America.
A dramatization that examines the explorations of the Prince Henry the Navigator, whose voyages took him to the African coastal regions; Bartolomeo Dias, who sailed around the southern tip of Africa; and Vasco da Gama, who sailed to India.
An introduction to the French explores who established New France and present-day Canada, showing the adventures as the first Europeans discover St. Lawrence River, New York Bay, and Quebec.