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ID:
018407
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London, Walker Books, 2011.
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90pWhite spine
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Summary/Abstract |
Here are 14 extraordinary journeys by land, sea and air - each remarkable for the way it was made, for the technology behind it, and for the inspiration it gave to future generations. Join the world's bravest explorers on some of the greatest journeys ever made.
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9781406348668 Pb.
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ID:
016328
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Somerville, Candlewick Press, 2011.
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91pPale green and white spine
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Acclaimed illustrator Stephen Biesty and popular children's history writer Stewart Ross explore some of the boldest, most daring expeditions of all time, using fold-out pages, cross-section drawings and dramatic storytelling. Twist through the waves of the stormy North Atlantic in a Viking knarr with Leif Ericsson or burst into the stratosphere in a balloon with Auguste Piccard, cross the deserts of the Silk Road in a caravan with Marco Polo or land on the moon in the Apollo 11 lunar module...
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Fourteen amazing journeys
340 BC Pytheas the Greek sails to the Arctic Circle
AD 1003 Leif Eriksson reaches the coast of America
1271-1274 Marco Polo rides the Silk Road to China
1405-1407 Admiral Zheng He crosses the Indian Ocean
1492 Christopher Columbus sails to the Caribbean
1519-1522 Ferdinand Magellan's fleet circumnavigates the world
1768*1771 Captain Cook maps the Pacific Ocean
1858-1864 David Livingstone explores the Zambezi River
1895 Mary Kingsley travels alone in West Africa
1928 Umberto Nobile flies over the North Pole
1932 Auguste Piccard ascends into the stratosphere
1960 Jacques Piccard dives to the Challenger Deep
1953 Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay climb Everest
1969 Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin land on the moon
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9780763649487 Hb.
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ID:
017260
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London, Dorling Kindersley Limited, 1993.
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48pWhite Spine
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Cross-sectional illustrations present an inside view of such structures as a medieval castle, factory, and subway station.
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Castle
Observatory
Galleon
Ocean Liner
Submarine
Coal Mine
Tank
Oil Rig
Cathedral
Jumbo Jet
Car Factory
Helicopter
Opera House
Steam Train
Railway Station
Fishing Trawler
Empire State Building
Space Shuttle
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0863188079 Hb.
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016680 | 720.22/PLA | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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