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Exploration and Discovery
An accessible reference book, which captures all the excitement and spirit of adventure.
64 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2000
About the author
Simon Adams
269 books38 followersSimon Adams is a writer and editor of children’s non-fiction and reference books. He specializes in history, politics and current affairs and has written extensively on exploration, music and the arts. He is also a well established jazz critic and reviewer. Simon has also contributed to family and adult reference books and has been an editorial consultant on various history and other titles.
Simon was born in Bristol and studied history and politics at the London School of Economics and Bristol University, where he gained an MSc. He entered publishing as a publicity copywriter at Routledge and subsequently joined Dorling Kindersley, eventually becoming managing editor of the children's division. He became a full-time writer 15 years ago. Since then, he has written and contributed to more than 60 books for a wide range of publishers on subjects as varied as archaeology, the sinking of the Titanic and the history of jazz. Simon lives in London and is a keen reader and cyclist.
Simon was born in Bristol and studied history and politics at the London School of Economics and Bristol University, where he gained an MSc. He entered publishing as a publicity copywriter at Routledge and subsequently joined Dorling Kindersley, eventually becoming managing editor of the children's division. He became a full-time writer 15 years ago. Since then, he has written and contributed to more than 60 books for a wide range of publishers on subjects as varied as archaeology, the sinking of the Titanic and the history of jazz. Simon lives in London and is a keen reader and cyclist.
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December 3, 2019
What I Think: This was such a neat informational nonfiction children's book with such an extensive about of information that ranges from the 1400 BCEs until the 20th century AD. The way it is set up in such easy chunks makes the history easier to digest. It is a great resource for such a large variety of topics and is very student friendly.
Read Together: Grades 2 to 12
Read Alone: Grades 4 to 12
Read With: Nonfiction books about any of the topics within the book as well as any historical fiction that fits the topics.
Snatch of Text: Each page consists of an informative written section with photos, captions and other text features. Then at the bottom of each page there is a sidebar with extra information as well as a bulletted list of key dates for the topic.
Mentor Text for: Nonfiction Text Features, Cross Curricular Activities
Topics Covered: Egyptians, Phoenicians, Greeks, Vikings, Polynesians, Chinese Empire, Christopher Columbus, Northwest Passage, North Easy Passage, Captain Cook, The Amazon, Africa, Livingstone and Stanley, The North Pole, The South Pole, Space Exploration, Australia, Round the World
Read Together: Grades 2 to 12
Read Alone: Grades 4 to 12
Read With: Nonfiction books about any of the topics within the book as well as any historical fiction that fits the topics.
Snatch of Text: Each page consists of an informative written section with photos, captions and other text features. Then at the bottom of each page there is a sidebar with extra information as well as a bulletted list of key dates for the topic.
Mentor Text for: Nonfiction Text Features, Cross Curricular Activities
Topics Covered: Egyptians, Phoenicians, Greeks, Vikings, Polynesians, Chinese Empire, Christopher Columbus, Northwest Passage, North Easy Passage, Captain Cook, The Amazon, Africa, Livingstone and Stanley, The North Pole, The South Pole, Space Exploration, Australia, Round the World
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