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Examines the adventures of such early explorers of America as Columbus, Dias, and Cabot. Includes information on the events, society, and superstitions of the times.

During a trip to the park, a child explores a cave, a mountain, a jungle, and a desert.

Extreme scientists battle some of the Earth's most intense conditions, from hurricanes to caves to the crowns of towering redwoods, in order to save lives, preserve species, and help us to better understand the way our planet works.

This is a biography of the Portuguese explorer who opened up the lands to the east of Europe by discovering a waterway to India.

Enter the world of adventu4re--beyond one's own habits and certainties, almost beyond one's capacities, a world of risk, and possibility, and dangerk and self-dscovery.

Describes the epic journey undertaken by Douglas Mawson, who suffered starvation, the loss of his team, and a crippling foot injury as he resorted to crawling back to base camp during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1913.

Describes the life and explorations of the seaman Francis Drake, the first Englishman to sail around the world.

"The New York Times bestselling author of Desert God and Pharaoh adds another chapter to his popular historical saga featuring the seafaring Tom Courtney, the hero of Monsoon and Blue Horizon, with this magnificent swashbuckling saga set in the eighteenth century and packed with action, violence, romance, and rousing adventure. Tom Courtney, one of four sons of master mariner Sir Hal Courtney, once again sets sail on a treacherous journey that will...