Explorer
DK(Author)
Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
Published on 5. June 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
72 pages
978-0-7513-6493-4 (ISBN)
Description
Take a look at the often hazardous and perilous world of exploration from the lives and navigation techniques of the first sailors to the types of food eaten on space missions.
In-depth facts and stunning photographs make this a perfect resource for projects, reference and discovery.
In-depth facts and stunning photographs make this a perfect resource for projects, reference and discovery.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 8 to 14 years
Dimensions
Height: 282 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
296 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7513-6493-4 (9780751364934)
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Previous edition
Rupert Matthews
DK Eyewitness Guides: Explorer
Book
03/1998
Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
€32.37
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Content
Early explorers; Egyptian expeditions; imperial expansion; Viking voyages; Polynesian settlers; the Silk Road; Arab adventurers; the age of exploration; the new world; around the world; life at sea; tricks of the trade; gold and the gospel; the great South Sea; the Endeavour; across Australia; the Northwest Passage; the dark continent; naturalist explorers; the North Pole; the South Pole; pioneers of the air; into outer space; exploring the deep; exploration routes; did you know?; timeline of exploration; find out more.