This fun & educational children's book details the real-life adventures of the most courageous explorers of all time Describing the intrepid journeys & discoveries of famous trailblazers from Christopher Columbus to Ranulph Fiennes it is packed with background details & survival tips as well as photographs & illustrations of the daring expeditions Explore! will appeal to children around the age of 9 with an interest in history & a passion for the great outdoors ...

The fascinating Aztec people of central Mexico dominated large parts of Mesoamerica from the 14th & 16th centuries From warfare to human sacrifice find out who was who in this time period & about the everyday life of people living there Ideally suited for readers age 8 or teachers who are looking for books to support the new curriculum Other titles in the Explore! Series include Stone Bronze & Iron Ages Mayans Early Islamic Civilization & The Indus Valley ...

The Maya were an advanced civilisation that built magnificent cities in the rainforests of Central America Find out about Mayan numbers bloodletting rituals & why the Maya disappeared Inside you can read about calendars & astronomy how to make a mosaic mask writing & crafts the life of a ballplayer city-states & the elite ...

Discover the most intriguing fascinating & extraordinary facts about the world in this lavishly illustrated large format atlas Feed your imagination & go on an adventure with this unusual atlas which is illustrated with a wealth of quirky facts & curiosities from around the world Uncover hidden secrets on every page
- from world cultures to history the economy to nature geography to sporting events & following the trails of great explorers Be inspired & surprised by carefully selected & composed text with icons graphics & routes that will make you see the world through different eyes Plan your next adventure or revisit where you have been already
- Explorer's Atlas has been created for travellers map lovers & adventurers of any age

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Explorer is an exciting anthology of short graphic works by established artists & innovative newcomers in the comic & animation fields who have each created a unique story on a central theme a mysterious box & the marvels or mayhem inside Collected & edited by Kazu Kibuishi these well-written beautifully illustrated stories reflect a range of styles from the humerous to the fantastic Explorer will appeal to young adult readers already in 4ouch with the comics world & warmly invite in the more reluctant readers of this age group ...

Explorers of the North Sea is set in the latter years of the Viking Age As ambitious sea captains players seek out new lands to settle & control They will need to transport their crew among the newly discovered islands to capture livestock construct outposts & fulfill various other goals So ready the longships there are new horizons to explore! Gameplay Overview Each player starts with 7 Vikings & a Longboat on a shared central Island From there players will place tiles & begin to venture out to the newly discovered Islands Proceeding clockwise from the starting player each player takes their turn in full On their turn players first place 1 of their 3 tiles expanding the game board They can then take up to 4 actions (any number of the following) 1 Load Longship 2 Unload Longship Deliver Livestock 3 Move Longship Destroy an Enemy Ship 4 Move Vikings Raid a Settlement 5 Transport Livestock 6 Construct an Outpost (costs 2 actions) After taking their actions players draw a new tile to their hand ending their turn End of the Game The game ends immediately after the turn where the player holding the Winter Token has no more Tiles in hand This should be exactly 48 turns (there are 48 Tiles) Victory Points are gained from 1 Delivered Livestock 2 Constructed Outposts 3 Destroyed Enemy Ships 4 Raided Settlements 5 Viking Deaths 6 Controlled Islands 7 Captain Cards The player with the highest total is the winner! ...

In Explorers of the North Sea Rocks of Ruin new opportunities await daring captains Recent storms have left longships torn apart with their precious cargo scattered across the rocky shores Meanwhile rumors of great fortresses in nearby regions are beginning to spread Will you be the first to salvage the wrecks or will you throw caution to the wind & charge the enemy fortresses for fame & glory? In addition to including components for an extra player Rocks of Ruin also

Includes:: three new building types 24 tiles five large player boards two new captain cards shipwrecks & fortresses 1–5 Players 60–80 Min Playing Time Age 12

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Herge’s classic comic book creation Tintin is one of the most iconic characters in children’s books These highly collectible editions of the original 24 adventures will delight Tintin fans old & new Perfect for lovers of graphic novels mysteries & historical adventures The world’s most famous travelling reporter struggles to keep his feet on the ground as his adventures take him to the moon! Following on from the events of Destination Moon Tintin finds himself in a rocket on a collision course with the moon & with Snowy the dog Captain Haddock Professor Calculus & the Thompson twins aboard things quickly spiral further & further out of control The Adventures of Tintin are among the best books for readers aged 8 & up Herge (Georges Remi) was born in Brussels in 1907 Over the course of 54 years he completed over 20 titles in The Adventures of Tintin series which is now considered to be one of the greatest if not the greatest comics series of all time Have you collected all 24 graphic novel adventures? Tintin in the Land of the Soviets Tintin in the Congo Tintin in America Tintin Cigars of the Pharaoh Tintin The Blue Lotus Tintin The Broken Ear Tintin The Black Island Tintin King Ottakar’s Sceptre Tintin The Crab with the Golden Claws Tintin The Shooting Star Tintin The Secret of the Unicorn Tintin Red Rackham’s Treasure Tintin The Seven Crystal Balls Tintin Prisoners of the Sun Tintin Land of Black Gold Tintin Destination Moon Tintin Explorers of the Moon Tintin The Calculus Affair Tintin The Red Sea Sharks Tintin in Tibet Tintin The Castafiore Emerald Tintin Flight 714 to Sydney The Adventures of Tintin & the Picaros Tintin & Alph-Art ...

Join Christopher Columbus Vasco de Gama Captain James Cook & other intrepid explorers on their epic journeys of discovery in this entertaining sticker book Each scene

Includes:: fascinating facts about the explorers & the places they discovered With over 400 stickers this activity book will keep children busy for hours

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Despite dramatic advances in technology & equipment over the centuries there is one vital piece of kit in most explorers' pockets that hasn't changed much at all
- the journal The sketchbooks & journals presented here allow us the opportunity to share through their own eyes & thoughts the on-the-spot reactions of around 70 intrepid individuals as they journeyed into frozen wastes high mountains barren deserts & rich rainforests Some are well known such as Captain Scott Charles Darwin Thor Heyerdahl & Abel Tasman; others are unfamiliar including Adela Breton who braved the jungles of Mexico to make an unparalleled record of Maya monuments & Alexandrine Tinne who died in her attempt to be the first woman to cross the Sahara Here are pioneering explorers & map-makers botanists & artists ecologists & anthropologists eccentrics & visionaries men & women A handful of living explorers including Wade Davis provide their thoughts on the art of exploration Often battered & neglected stored away & perhaps long forgotten many of these sketchbooks have themselves awaited rediscovery Now is the chance to open them again
Includes: a foreword by Robert Macfarlane & essays by several living explorers among them Ghillean Prance Alan Bean & Wade Davis

Includes:: a foreword by Robert Macfarlane & essays by several living explorers among them Ghillean Prance Alan Bean & Wade Davis



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