Bibliograph

Explorers, amazing tales of the world's greatest adventurers, illustrated by Jessamy Hawke ; written by Nellie Huang ; [with a foreword by Barbara Hillary]

Type

Label

Explorers, amazing tales of the world's greatest adventurers, illustrated by Jessamy Hawke ; written by Nellie Huang ; [with a foreword by Barbara Hillary]

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Explorers

Oclc number

1105617489

Responsibility statement

illustrated by Jessamy Hawke ; written by Nellie Huang ; [with a foreword by Barbara Hillary]

Series statement

DK Smithsonian

Sub title

amazing tales of the world's greatest adventurers

Summary

"Tells the story of humanity's explorations, taking the reader into the lives of some of the most intrepid people ever known. Focusing on 50 of the world's greatest explorers, with shorter entries on 60 of their helpers and companions, the book is filled with first-person accounts in the explorers' own words, rare maps, specially commissioned photographs, and artworks [to] re-create history's greatest expeditions"--Publisher marketing

Table Of Contents

Sea & ice -- Land -- Air & space

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

DK Smithsonian ExplorersAmazing tales of the world's greatest adventurers

Classification