"Discover the stories of explorers-- the most ancient to the modern day-- from the deepest depths of the ocean to the highest mountains in the world. In this book you'll find true stories about Marco Polo's Silk Road, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's conquest of Everest, and Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong's trip to the moon, and much more. Learn all about the explorers who discovered the unknown and made the world the place we know today"--Provided...

"The sketchbook has been the one constant in explorers' kits for centuries of adventure. Often private, they are records of immediate experiences and discoveries, and in their pages we can see what the explorers themselves encountered. This remarkable book showcases 70 such sketchbooks, kept by intrepid men and women as they journeyed perilous and unknown environments?frozen wastelands, high mountains, barren deserts, and dense rainforests?with their...

Photographs and text examine the history of explorers and exploration, and highlight many of their discoveries.

Collects one hundred facts about explorers, covering Marco Polo, the discovery of America, Antarctic adventures, and more; and includes illustrations, cartoons, quizzes, and activities.

Examines the great wave of European exploration during the fifteenth century which resulted in more accurate maps.

"Strange World" introduces a legendary family of explorers, the Clades, as they attempt to navigate an uncharted, treacherous land alongside a motley crew that includes a mischievous blob, a three-legged dog and a slew of ravenous creatures.

Kinski stars as the mad "Aguirre" who sets out with his daughter and a band of Pizarro's conquistadores down the Amazon in search of El Dorado.

Concise and interesting accounts of the men and women who have explored our world--and beyond.