description: Here are the stories of nine great adventures and the lives of the men who took part in them. They pushed back the frontiers of man's knowledge of the world by their vision, courage and sheer doggedness. They were very different people - from bold adventurers facing the unknown with enjoyment to careful, more scientific individuals. Their journeys, placed within their historical context, also contain the words of the men themselves. Targeted toward 8-12 year-olds, "Great Explorers of the World is part of the "Famous People in History series written especially for Naxos AudioBooks.
language: English
title: Great Explorers: Marco Polo - Ibn Battuta - Vasco Da Gama - Christopher Columbus - Ferdinand Magellan - Captain Cook - Lewis and Clark - Stanley and Livingstone - The Apollo Moon Mission
titlecomplete: Great Explorers: Marco Polo - Ibn Battuta - Vasco Da Gama - Christopher Columbus - Ferdinand Magellan - Captain Cook - Lewis and Clark - Stanley and Livingstone - The Apollo Moon Mission
genres: Biography, History, Nonfiction, Audiobook
ratings_count: 25
publisher: Naxos Audiobooks