EXPLORER

How did the earliest sailors navigate? Who crossed the Australian continent first? What did the Egyptians find in the "Land of the Gods"? This book takes a look at the worlds of Amelia Earhart, Jacques Cousteau, Marco Polo, and other famous explorers, sharing real-life photographs of their equipment and personal possessions as well as objects they found. Readers will see arrows shot into Livingstone’s boat, Spanish conquistadors’ gold, and insect specimens brought back by naturalist explorers, gaining an understanding of the extraordinary explorations that helped shape our world today. Comes with a a CD-ROM and a 22" x 32" poster of selected images.