
Geography and Exploration: Vol 4
Biographical Portraits
Barry M. Gough(Editor)
Charles Scribner's Sons (Publisher)
Published on 9. October 2001
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-684-80662-4 (ISBN)
Description
Specially written and designed for students in grades 7-10, each volume contains about 90 profiles of scientists throughout history and from all parts of the world. Sidebar stories, timelines, illustrations, and marginal definitions illuminate the text and each volume concludes with a comprehensive index. This continuing series introduces two volumes each year covering scientists, events and issues. Volume 4 covers figures such as Leif Erikson, Ibn Battuta, Ptolemy, Lewis & Clark, Neil Armstrong, Vasco da Gama, John Glenn, Marco Polo and many others.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Farmington Hills, MI
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Gale
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
College/higher education
Interest Age: From 9 to 12 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
illustrations, maps, bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 220 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
993 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-684-80662-4 (9780684806624)
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