Hours: 9am-6pm Monday through Friday - 9am-2pm Saturday (Marshall and Mars Hill)
10am-6pm Monday through Friday - 10am-2pm Saturday (Hot Springs)
All branches are closed on Sunday.

Record Details

Catalog Search

Search The Catalog



Explorer / written by Rupert Matthews ; [special photography, James Stevenso ... [and others].

Eyewitness explorer (other title)
Matthews, Rupert. (Author). Stevenson, James, 1952- (illustrator.).

Summary:

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.
Subject:
Discoveries in geography > Juvenile literature.
Explorers > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 9 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Madison County Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
Sort by distance from:
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Madison Main Library J 910 MAT (Text) 30229100414100 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Mars Hill Library J 910 MAT (Text) 30229100414118 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -

Accessibility Features

LDR 02542cam a2200541Ia 4500
0013760018
003CARDINAL
00520080616095056.0
008050407s2005 enkab j 001 0 eng d
010 . ‡a 2005278281
020 . ‡a0756610729 ‡q(library binding)
020 . ‡a9780756610722 ‡q(library binding)
020 . ‡a0756610710 ‡q(trade binding)
020 . ‡a9780756610715 ‡q(trade binding)
035 . ‡a(OCoLC)58833356
037 . ‡a1241916 ‡bQBI
040 . ‡aBKX ‡beng ‡erda ‡cBKX ‡dQBX ‡dVP@ ‡dBAKER ‡dDLC ‡dEHH ‡dOCLCQ ‡dBTCTA ‡dXY4 ‡dYDXCP ‡dBUR ‡dUZZ
08204. ‡aJ910.9 M
1001 . ‡aMatthews, Rupert.
24510. ‡aExplorer / ‡cwritten by Rupert Matthews ; [special photography, James Stevenso ... [and others].
2463 . ‡aEyewitness explorer
250 . ‡arevised edition
264 1. ‡aLondon ; ‡aNew York : ‡bDK, ‡c2005.
300 . ‡a72 pages : ‡billustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; ‡c29 cm.
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
385 . ‡nage ‡aChildren ‡2lcdgt
4901 . ‡aDK eyewitness books
500 . ‡a"Discover the story of exploration-- from early expeditions to high-tech trips into space"--Cover.
500 . ‡aAt head of title: Eyewitness.
500 . ‡aIncludes index.
5050 . ‡aEarly 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.
520 . ‡aPhotographs and text examine the history of explorers and exploration, and highlight many of their discoveries.
5218 . ‡a1100L ‡bLexile
5260 . ‡aAccelerated Reader AR ‡bMG ‡c8.5 ‡d1 ‡z17220.
650 0. ‡aDiscoveries in geography ‡vJuvenile literature.
650 0. ‡aExplorers ‡vJuvenile literature.
7001 . ‡aStevenson, James, ‡d1952- ‡eillustrator.
830 0. ‡aDK eyewitness books.
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 201809
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 201909
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 201912
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 202006
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 202109
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 202112
902 . ‡aMARCIVE 202203
901 . ‡a3760018 ‡bOCLC ‡c3760018 ‡tbiblio