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Explorers (BEST EVER) | 
 enlarge | Author: Paul Wilkinson
Publisher: Kingfisher
List Price: $16.95
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 575835
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 64
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 12.4 x 9.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0753454521
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.9
UPC: 046442454520
EAN: 9780753454527
ASIN: 0753454521
Publication Date: September 1, 2002
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Product Description
This fascinating book slips down the Silk Road with Marco Polo, joins David Livingstone in Africa trekking along the Nile, and braves the icy reaches of the polar regions.
The full gamut of exploration is covered from the pioneering, westward trailblazing of Lewis and Clark to deep-sea diving with Jacques Cousteau. Children will explore mapping techniques and discover how past explorers have made their mark. Whether it's a simple survey of one's own street or an adventurous round-the-world expedition, this is the perfect reference for any would-be explorer.
Special Features
•An illustrated timeline places each exploration in its historical context
•Section on preparing for an expedition?choosing tools and equipment
•Glossary and index
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Highly recommended for both school and community libraries February 16, 2003
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
Explorers by Philip Wilkinson is the beautifully illustrated story of the men who explored the wide and unknown world. From the Vikings who traveled the seas, to Marco Polo and his forays along the great Silk Road into China, to David Livingstone trekking along the African Nile, to Francis Drake who circled the globe in a wooden ship, to the Lewis and Clark expedition to the American West, to the mountain climbing expeditions of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, to the deep sea excursions of Jacque Costeau, Explorers chronicles some of the most important explorations of history. Highly recommended for both school and community library collections, Explorers is enhanced with sections explaining how explorers planned and prepared for their trips, the tools and equipment they used, and the mapping techniques they employed and which were used by the others who came after them.
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