Exploration And Discovery category: 202 books

Follow four centuries of discovery and change, from the moment people set out to explore the world to turbulent times when it turned upside down—even for the people who stayed home! See how South American gold fueled Spain's Golden Age, Ivan the Terrible expanded Russia at a terrible cost, a French...

Massive pyramids tower over the Giza Plateau near Cairo, Egypt. Built in the Bronze Age, these immense stone structures were engineered with remarkable precision. How did the ancient Egyptians construct them without the use of modern tools? Why were they built? Throughout the centuries, historians...

In the 18th century the explorer and mariner James Cook made his way to the American colonies to fight for the British in the French and Indian War. In the New World he would earn fame as a courageous sea captain, talented mapmaker, astronomer of Venus, and seeker of the Northwest Passage. This fascinating...

American history comes alive for young readers in this collection of richly detailed narratives ranging from Christopher Columbus to Abraham Lincoln. These “direct and surprisingly accessible” histories, often told in the actual words of key figures from the American past, are a brilliant...

The exciting true story of the captaincy, wreck, and discovery of the Whydah — the only pirate ship ever found — and the incredible mysteries it revealed. The 1650s to the 1730s marked the golden age of piracy, when fearsome pirates like Blackbeard ruled the waves, seeking not only treasure...

How did we get from 20-foot-long maps to GPS devices small enough to fit in the palm of our hands? How does GPS work and what can it tell us? How do ancient mapmaking techniques used by the Romans and Greeks influence the satellite technologies we use today? The history of mapmaking is full of remarkable...

When Thomas Jefferson negotiated the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, he needed a team to survey that vast, unknown expanse of land. He chose Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Together, they led the Corps of Discovery, a team of intrepid explorers across a wild, dangerous country. Readers will understand...

**“**An extraordinary delight for a reader of any age.” —The New York Times Book Review Brian Floca explores Apollo 11’s famed moon landing with this newly expanded edition of Moonshot! Simply told, grandly shown, and now with eight additional pages of brand-new art and more...

Odkryjecie sekrety z naszej przeszłości, które dosłownie ścinają z nóg! Pozwoli to wam ujrzeć świat w takim świetle, w jakim go jeszcze nigdy nie widzieliście! I dopiero teraz wiele zagadek przeszłości zacznie nabierać dla was sensu. Dowody potwierdzające istnienie świątyni...

„Duchy Inków” to najnowsza powieść Jolanty Marii Kalety, biorąca za punkt wyjścia znaną legendę o inkaskim skarbie ukrytym na zamku w Niedzicy. Legenda głosi, że ponad dwa wieki temu w lochach zamku ukryto wywiezione z Peru złoto świątyni Coricanchy. Znalezione w 1946 roku pod kamiennym...

Dopo il primo viaggio, durante il quale giunsero alla corte del Gran Khan, il padre Niccolò e lo zio Matteo fecero ritorno in Oriente, portando con sé il giovane Marco.Rimasero in Cina diciassette anni, onorati e investiti di cariche governative. Il 7 settembre 1298 Marco Polo è su una delle...

Independent readers can learn about Columbus's fateful voyage in this dramatic, easy-to-read account of a pivotal moment in American history.

Lewis y Clark

Światowej sławy archeolog, Jonathan Gray, natknął się na coś, co nim bardzo wstrząsnęło!... całą masę rzeczy, które nie powinny istnieć. Niestety nie znajdowały się one w jednym miejscu, ale istniał do nich „globalny wzór”. Wzór ten ukazał zgubioną naukę i technikę. To interesujące...