The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Volume 1
by James George Frazer
The Mammoth Book of Travel in Dangerous Places: Antarctic (Mammoth Books)
by John Keay
Farthest South - Ernest Henry ShackletonBorn in Ireland, Shackleton joined the merchant navy before being recruited for Captain Scott's 1901 expedition to Antarctica. He was with Scott on his first attempt to reach the South Pole and, though badly shaken by the experience, realized that success was now feasible. In 1907, with a devoted team but little official support, he launched his own expedition. A scientific programme gave it respectability but Shackleton was essentially an adventurer, begu...
Operation Drake: Voyage of Discovery (A Brother Chandler Mystery)
by Andrew Mitchell
Astronomy students will explore the bitter rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union that served as fuel for the fire that catapulted rockets into the great unknown of the next frontier space and eventually landed a man on the moon.
Quest for the Tree Kangaroo (Scientists in the field)
by Sy Montgomery
It looks like a bear, but isn't one. It climbs trees as easily as a monkey- but isn't a monkey, either. It has a belly pocket like a kangaroo, but what's a kangaroo doing up a tree? Meet the amazing Matschie's tree kangaroo, who makes its home in the ancient trees of Papua New Guinea's cloud forest. And meet the amazing scientists who track these elusive animals.
The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders by Ernest Scott. Contains the full illustrations of the original. Captain Matthew Flinders (1774-1814) was a distinguished navigator and cartographer, who was the first to circumnavigate Australia and identify it as a continent. Within his forty years of life, he discovered a very large area of what is now an important region of the earth; he participated in stirring events which are memorable in modern history; he applied a vigorous and original mind to the...
The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Volume 2
by James George Frazer
Historical Sources on Westward Expansion (America's Story)
by Chet'la Sebree
Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People (ReVisioning History for Young People, #2)
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
2020 American Indian Youth Literature Young Adult Honor Book 2020 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People,selected by National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the Children’s Book Council 2019 Best-Of Lists: Best YA Nonfiction of 2019 (Kirkus Reviews) · Best Nonfiction of 2019 (School Library Journal) · Best Books for Teens (New York Public Library) · Best Informational Books for Older Readers (Chicago Public Library) Spanning more than 400 years, this classic bottom-up...
The Brave Magellan: The First Man to Circumnavigate the World - Biography 3rd Grade Children's Biography Books
by Baby Professor
101 cose che non sai sulla storia e che ti lasceranno a bocca aperta
by Maria Paola Settembrini
The Belief in Immortality and the Worship of the Dead Volume 4
by James George Frazer
Il Giro del Mondo in 20 Carnevali
by Lucrecia Pedernera Bartolucci and Veronica Cabral
Live and see the world through the eyes of 50 of the world's greatest explorers and their trusty companions! This book for kids is brimming with first-person accounts of gripping adventures in explorers' own words. Find exciting tales complemented by rare maps, specially commissioned photographs, and artworks that re-create history's greatest expeditions. Get ready to take a leap into the unknown… An adventure book that will surely rival even the most thrilling adventure movies! You'll meet s...