Explore!
The most dangerous journeys of all time
Will be published approx. on 29. February 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-0-500-29230-3 (ISBN)
Description
This fun and educational children's book details the real-life adventures of the most courageous explorers of all time. Describing the intrepid journeys and discoveries of famous trailblazers from Christopher Columbus to Ranulph Fiennes, it is packedwith background details and survival tips, as well as photographs and illustrations of the daring expeditions. Explore! will appeal to children around the age of 9+ with an interest in history and a passion for the great outdoors.
Reviews / Votes
'Accessible and entertaining ... a welcome addition to the subject and may even inspire future explorers and pioneers!' - The School Librarian 'Easy to read and visually appealing ... packed with photographs and illustrations of the daring expeditions' - World Kids 'This is a simply splendid introduction to the achievements of many of the world's greatest explorers' - Books for Keeps 'Absorbing and accessible' - CarouselMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 years
Illustrations
Illustrated in colour and black and white throughout
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 195 mm
Weight
430 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-500-29230-3 (9780500292303)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
03/2013
Thames & Hudson Ltd
€36.04
Article exhausted; check for reprint
Person
Deborah Kespert is the author of numerous children's books, including Explore! and, with David Baker, Space Academy, both published by Thames & Hudson.
Content
Polar: Scott and Amundsen * Ocean: Christopher Columbus; Vasco da Gama; Ferdinand Magellan; Abel Tasman; James Cook * Land: Marco Polo; David Livingstone; Hernando de Soto; Meriwether Lewis and William Clark; Richard Burton; Mary Kingsley; Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay * Desert: Gertrude Bell; Wilfred Thesiger * Sky: Amelia Earhart * New Frontiers: Yuri Gagarin; Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin; Jacques Cousteau * Extreme Challenges: Ranulph Fiennes; Reinhold Messner