The story of explorers and exploration
By: Penny Clarke
Series: Adventures in the real world; Adventures in the real world
Publisher: Book House
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Brighton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9781905638024; 9781905638031
Subjects: Discoveries in geography; Juvenile literature; Explorers; Explorers & discoverers
Description: "Covers the history of exploration throughout the ages, and shows how technological advancements and inventions have played a pivotal role in exploring uncharted lands"--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The first explorers; title: The Egyptians explore; title: The Greek empire; title: Rome: the empire grows; title: Crossing oceans; title: Vikings: raiders to traders; title: Muslim explorers; title: Marco Polo's travels; title: 1492 America!; title: Around the world; title: Conquistadors attack!; title: Drake and Raleigh; title: Galleon 1586; title: a new life; title: French explorers; title: Cook in the Pacific; title: Europeans explore Africa; title: Doctor Livingstone?; title: Women explorers; title: From coast to coast; title: Lewis and Clark; title: The way to the west; title: Across Australia; title: To the North Pole; title: Racing southward; title: Below the waves; title: Exploring space; title: Robots to Mars!; title: A future in space?