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Author:

Ross, Stewart.

Title:

Into the Unknown : How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air by Stewart Ross ; illustrated by Stephen Biesty.

Publisher:

Candlewick Press

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

1 vol. (unpaged) : col. ill.

Subject:

Discoveries.
Exploration.
Inventions.
Science and nature.
Technology.
Toy and movable books.

Other Authors:

Biesty, Stephen.

Notes:

Includes Index. Includes fold-out pages. Includes information about Pytheas the Greek -- Leif Eriksson -- Marco Polo -- Admiral Zheng -- Christopher Columbus -- Ferdinand Magellan -- Captain Cook -- David Livingston -- Mary Kingsley -- Umberto Nobile -- Auguste Piccard -- Jacques Piccard -- Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay -- Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin.

Summary:

Since the beginning of time humans have wondered what lay beyond the horizon. The bravest left their homes and set out into the unkown. But how did they find their way? How did they survive harsh weather, hunger, and other terrible dangers? Follow along and learn more about these brave explorers.

ISBN:

0763649481
9780763649487

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