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Explorers: Adventure, Discovery, Research, Navigation

This book follows the Vikings over rough seas, tra

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By Philip Wilkinson (au)
Year: 2002
Pages: 63
Binding Hardcover
ISBN 753454521

Product Code: 1422367274

Description

This book follows the Vikings over rough seas, travels down the Silk Road with Marco Polo, joins David Livingstone in Africa trekking along the Nile, & braves the icy reaches of the polar regions. Also.: Sail around the world with Ferdinand Magellan; Discover trails with the pathfinder, John Fremont; Sled to the South Pole with Roald Amundsen; Dive into the ocean to see the “Titanic”; Hike westward with Lewis & Clark; Scale Mount Everest with Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay; & Dive deep beneath the sea with Jacques Cousteau. Sections on how explorers plan & prepare for an expedition, the tools & equipment they use, & a look at mapping techniques provide insight on the many ways in which past explorers have left their mark. Color illustrations.

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