Explorer / written by Rupert Matthews ; [special photography, James Stevenso ... [and others].
Photographs and text examine the history of explorers and exploration, and highlight many of their discoveries.
Record details
- ISBN: 0756610729
- ISBN: 9780756610722
- ISBN: 0756610710
- ISBN: 9780756610715
- Physical Description: 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.
- Edition: revised edition
- Publisher: London ; DK, 2005.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "Discover the story of exploration-- from early expeditions to high-tech trips into space"--Cover.At head of title: Eyewitness.Includes index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Early explorers -- Egyptian expeditions -- Imperial expansion -- Viking voyages -- Polynesian settlers -- The Silk Road -- Arab adventurers -- Age of Exploration -- New World -- Around the world -- Life at sea -- Tricks of the trade -- Gold, the gospel -- Great South Sea -- The Endeavour -- Across Australia -- Northwest passage -- North America tamed -- The Dark Continent -- Naturalist explorers -- North Pole -- South Pole -- Pioneers of the air -- Into outer space -- Exploring the deep -- Exploration routes -- Did you know? -- Timeline of explorers -- Glossary.
- Target Audience Note:
- 1100L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.5 1 17220.
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Madison County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Madison Main Library | J 910 MAT (Text) | 30229100414100 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Mars Hill Library | J 910 MAT (Text) | 30229100414118 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
