Bibliograph

The age of exploration, totally getting lost, Erik Slader and Ben Thompson ; illustrated by Tim Foley

Type

Label

The age of exploration, totally getting lost, Erik Slader and Ben Thompson ; illustrated by Tim Foley

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-142) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The age of exploration

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1096282687

Responsibility statement

Erik Slader and Ben Thompson ; illustrated by Tim Foley

Series statement

Epic fails

Sub title

totally getting lost

Summary

"Christopher Columbus is one of the most famous explorers of all time, but he was neither the first nor last adventurer to ever stumble upon a great discovery. From the Silk Road of Asia to the icy shores of Antarctica, our knowledge of the world today is in large part due to several intrepid pioneers, risking life and limb for the sake of exploration. After all, setting off into the dark unknown requires an enormous amount of bravery. But every explorer quickly learns that courage and curiosity aren't enough to save you if you can't read a map or trespass on somebody else's land! In this fourth installment of the Epic Fails series, authors Erik Slader and Ben Thompson introduces readers to an international cast of trailblazers and details every mutiny, wrong turn, and undiscovered city of gold behind the age of exploration."--Book jacket

Table Of Contents

Lost at sea -- Vikings in America -- Marco Polo and Zheng-He: Eastern tales of discovery -- Columbus gets lucky -- Ferdinand Magellan-around the world in...three years? -- The "failure" of Giovanni da Verrazzano -- Cabeza de Vaca: castaway in Mexico -- The seven cities of gold -- Jamestown -- Captain Cook's last voyage -- Dr. Livingstone and the quest for the Nile

Target audience

juvenile

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