Explorers: Amazing Tales of the World's Greatest Adventures

by D.K. Publishing

Meet famous explorers and adventurers in this exciting non-fiction storybook for children. Venture into steaming jungles in search of lost temples, fight off frostbite in the Arctic, and blast off into space! Great explorers have one thing in common - a desire to leap into the unknown, no matter how dangerous that might be. From Ferdinand Magellan's first circumnavigation of the world 500 years ago to Barbara Hillary's treks to the North and South poles while in her seventies, Explorers documents the trials and hardships of the men and women who rewrote our understanding of the world, and showed us what humans are capable of. Explorers looks at the towering achievements of more than 50 explorers in great detail, with incredible cross-sections revealing the amazing detail inside Spanish galleons, lost cities, and spaceships. Hand-drawn maps reveal their intrepid journeys in great detail, and photographs highlight the artefacts and relics they found along the way. The explorers come from all walks of life and parts of the world. Packed with jaw-dropping facts and written in language that will get the heart racing, Explorers is the perfect book for any budding young adventurer, combining both beautiful illustrations by Jessamy Hawke and fantastic photography.

Genres: History, Biography, Picture Books, Geography

144 pages, Hardcover

Published September 5, 2019

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Eve L-A Witherington · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a concise book all about various explorers of different gender, face and age from all over the world braving land, sea and air.



On intricately detailed illustrated pages depicting scenes of discovery and adventure, the kids have something to help being the story to life visually as well as learning their facts from this book, it is inspiring to read how many adventures have taken place over the years and some at grand elderly ages too!

Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!

[Santi Artanti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Before and after reading this book, I always thought that explorers have pushed themselves to the limits of human endurance to investigate our planet. These expeditions, while often challenging and dangerous, have allowed us to collect a wealth of knowledge about geography, history, and different cultures. Yes, and I don't wanna stuck in one place. I wanna go to many different places to see its beauty and its unique.