Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780763649487)

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
ISBN-10: 0763649481
ISBN-13: 9780763649487
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 04/12/2011
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.90lbs
Size: 9.90h x 8.60w x 0.70d

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