Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air by Ross, Stewart

Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air

Ready to relive some of the most daring voyages of all time? Unfold these spectacular cross sections...
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Author: Stewart Ross
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Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air by Ross, Stewart

Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air

Dhs. 113.52

Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air

Dhs. 113.52
Author: Stewart Ross
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Ready to relive some of the most daring voyages of all time? Unfold these spectacular cross sections and explore fourteen historic journeys.

Open this dynamic book and discover how the greatest explorers in history -- from Marco Polo to Neil Armstrong -- plunged into the unknown and boldly pieced together the picture of the world we have today. With the help of masterful cross sections, dramatic storytelling, and sidebars that highlight key concepts, places, and technology, immerse yourself in such expeditions as:
--Leif Eriksson's voyage to North America (eleventh century)
--Zheng's travels from China to East Africa (fifteenth century)
--Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe (sixteenth century)
--Tenzing Norgay's and Edmund Hillary's scaling of Mt. Everest (twentieth century)
--Plus ten more exciting journeys
Back matter includes an index, a glossary, and sources.

Author: Stewart Ross
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 04/12/2011
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 9.90h x 8.60w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780763649487
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.9
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 144691 / Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air


Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Honor Book
Award: Cybils - Finalist


Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2011
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2011
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2011 pg. 118
School Library Journal 05/01/2011 pg. 138
Booklist 07/01/2011 pg. 50
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2011 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Foreword 08/23/2011
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2011 pg. 36

About the Author
Stewart Ross has been writing children's history books for over 20 years. He has over 200 published titles to his credit that have been translated into more than fifteen languages. He has also taught history all over the world. He lives in Kent, England.

Stephen Biesty's first book for children, Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections, has sold more than a million copies worldwide since its publication in 1992. He lives in Somerset, England.

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