"The Usborne Book of Explorers" is about people who made daring journeys to unknown places. It begins with the remarkable adventures of travellers in ancient times, then looks at the fascinating exploits of medieval explorers like Marco Polo. The book goes on to describe the brave voyages of discovery of the 15th and 16th centuries and how they changed the way people viewed the world. As well as discussing in detail the lives and careers of the most famous explorers, it look at the activities of lesser-known figures. Dramatic accounts of intrepid polar explorers, mountaineers, and astronauts bring the book up to date.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Famous Lives .

There are 48 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 1991 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .

Chris Oxlade has worked as a writer, editor and consultant on over 70 books. He specializes in writing children's science and technology reference books. Struan Reid is an archaeologist and historian who has written a number of educational and reference books for children. His main area of expertise is writing history books aimed at a younger audience.

This book has the following chapters: Part 1 Africa: Ibn Battuta; the green sea of darkness; searching for the River Niger and Timbuktu; the source of the Nile; exploring the heart of Africa. Part 2 Asia: East goes west; Marco Polo; Vasco da Gama and the route to India; the search for the Northeast Passage. Part 3 Americas: the Vikings reach America; Christopher Columbus; Cortes; the hunt for the Northwest Passage; the building of new France; across the continent; scientists and dreamers. Part 4 Australasia: the quest for a southern continent; into the interior. Part 5 Arabia: the forbidden land. Part 6 Circumnavigation: around the world. Part 7 The poles: the race for the poles. Part 8 Mountains: the roof of the world. Part 9 Undersea: exploring the oceans. Part 10 Space: beyond the Earth; key dates in world exploration.