Children’s / Teenage general interest: Discovery and exploration

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!

From Adventures on Trains author and British Book Award 2021 winner Sam Sedgman comes a beautiful and fact-filled book encapsulating the excitement and wonder of adventure and travel - all seen through the world's most epic train journeys.

Answer the REALLY BIG QUESTIONS about how our incredible universe came to be, with astronaut Tim Peake.

The perfect Christmas gift for aspiring adventurers!

This is a delightful and interesting account of the Pilgrims.

Eggleston was born in Vevay, Indiana.

The conquest of Mexico, an extensive empire with a numerous and warlike population, by a mere handful of Spaniards, is one of the romances of history.

The Awakening of Europe covers the reformation in Germany, the Netherlands, France, and England, as well as the settlement of colonies in America.

A story of the days when England and Spain struggled for the supremacy of the sea.

For kids who want to learn about what life was like on the Oregon and California Trails between 1840 and 1869, this fascinating history book features beautiful papercut illustrations to reveal the true experiences of real children who had traveled west.

The son of a traveling merchant, Marco Polo spent his early years among the ports of Venice, Italy.

In 1493, Juan Ponce de Leon joined Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the New World.

In 1504, Hernan Cortes left Spain for the Caribbean.

In 1607, Henry Hudson set sail in search of the Northwest Passage.

In 1540, Francisco Vazquez de Coronado marched from northern Mexico in search of the Seven Cities of Cibola, reputed to hold great treasures.

In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed west from Europe and landed on a Caribbean island in what he thought was India.

In 1666, Sieur de La Salle left France and sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to New France, a colony in present-day Canada.

In August 2011, an expedition in the Gobi Desert region of Mongolia uncovered a long-forgotten section of the Great Wall of China.

Massive pyramids tower over the Giza Plateau near Cairo, Egypt.

Five thousand years ago, someone (or a lot of someones) shaped and assembled a group of 25-ton rocks in southwest England.

Two thousand years ago, disaster struck the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.

In 1911 an American explorer came across an ancient city hidden high in the Andes Mountains of Peru.

On Easter in 1722, a fleet of Dutch ships exploring the southeastern Pacific Ocean came across a small island that at first seemed uninhabited.

Meet some of the most intriguing sea-dwelling animals on Earth and learn about their superstar abilities-from hunting and hiding to solving puzzles and playing.

Once upon another time,the world was young and new.

American history comes alive for young readers in this collection of richly detailed narratives ranging from Christopher Columbus to Abraham Lincoln.

A Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People: A firsthand account of Christopher Columbus's famous voyage to the East, taken directly from his journal entriesChristopher Columbus had a dream to reach the fabled lands of the East, rich with spices, jewels, silver, and especially gold.

You might think your Pokemon are perfect - but evolving them could be even better.

From the bestselling author of The Garden of Lost Secrets comes a thrilling new mystery filled with ticking secrets and gripping adventure, set against an Edwardian backdrop of invention and change.

Volume one of the Children's Treasure Book is Swift's classic tale of Gulliver's Travels in Lilliput, pictured with charming illustrations by D.

Demonstrating the strength of love over evil, this fantasy fable is a classic children's story and has been brought to life by Arthur Rackham's illustrations.

Volume four of the Children's Treasure Book containing Daniel Defoe's classic novel Robinson Crusoe.

Do you know what happens to water when it evaporates?

"e;I am not a criminal, because I destroyed that which was evil.

In 1848, a carpenter named James Marshall discovered that there was gold in the riverbeds of the Sacramento Valley.

"e;I am not a criminal, because I destroyed that which was evil.

In 1638, John Lewger made a home in the wilderness of the New World, in a place called Maryland.

Leaping from the Eiffel Tower in a wingsuit.

Hundreds, even thousands, of years before Europeans arrived in North America, American Indians had made their homes here.

In 1638, John Lewger made a home in the wilderness of the New World, in a place called Maryland.

On July 28, 1996, two young men stumbled upon human bones in the shallow water along the shore of the Columbia River near Kennewick, Washington.

Have you ever wondered what mysteries the ocean holds?

On July 28, 1996, two young men stumbled upon human bones in the shallow water along the shore of the Columbia River near Kennewick, Washington.

For 200 years people have sought the treasure buried on Oak Island on Canada's East Coast.

For 200 years people have sought the treasure buried on Oak Island on Canada's East Coast.

Samuel de Champlain has long been known as the founder of Quebec and as a tireless explorer.

'I was wrong,' said Captain Flint.

'We're the Demon's Watch, son.

Free the Beasts.