100 Things You Should Know About Explorers

100 Things You Should Know About . . .

by Dan North

100 things you should know about Explorers will take you on a journey of discovery as you join the great explorers and chart their voyages into the uknown. Exactly 100 facts, accompanied by beautiful illustrations and detailed photographs, reveal fascinating facts about early exploration by the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, daring attempts to reach the tops of the highest peaks, and the first steps into the vastness of space. Throughout there are puzzles, quizzes, and projects - go exploring with your own homemade compass, create some prehistoric cave art, and find out about the ghost that haunts Mount Everest! So pack your supplies, get your walking boots on-and get ready to go where no one has gone before!

Genres: Nonfiction, History

48 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Morgen Shambaugh]

This is a great book to be used for teaching students about explorers, who they were, and what they explored. It dates back to the first ancient explorers and brings readers up to time in the end with modern explorations. The pictures are great too.