Incredible Journeys: Discovery, Adventure, Danger, Endurance

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

Embark on 20 epic expeditions alongside real-life explorer Levison Wood, from the Silk Road and medieval pilgrimages to the Holy Land to Nellie Bly's trip around the world, and recent missions to the Moon and the Mariana Trench. Along the way, Levison Wood shares his own insights into adventuring, telling you what it's REALLY like to follow in the footsteps of Alexander the Great. Beautifully illustrated with maps showing the routes and filled with detail bringing the cultures of each region to life, this is a book to treasure from one of our greatest living explorers.Perfect for budding explorers aged 9+.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-06-19
Mått:232 x 298 x 10 mm
Vikt:360 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:64
Förlag:Hachette Children's Group
Illustratör:Sam Brewster
ISBN:9781444982367

Utforska kategorier

Historia inom Barn och ungdom
Allmänbildning inom Barn och ungdom

Mer om författaren

Levison Wood is an award-winning author, explorer and photographer who specialises in documenting people and cultures in remote regions and post-conflict zones. His work has taken him around the world leading expeditions on five continents and he is an elected fellow of both the Royal Geographical Society and the Explorers Club.Levison's second book, Walking the Himalayas, was voted Adventure Travel Book of the Year at the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards and his other books, Walking the Nile and Walking the Americas, were both Sunday Times bestsellers. He has presented several critically acclaimed documentaries including From Russia to Iran: Crossing the Wild Frontier where he re-traced part of his Silk Road adventures in a four-part series for Channel 4.

Innehållsförteckning

4: From Levison Wood ...6: Out of Africa8: The Egyptians10: The Hajj12: Alexander the Great16: The Silk Road18: The Vikings20: Marco Polo22: How to be an Explorer24: Ibn Battuta28: Zheng He30: Christopher Columbus32: Magellan and Drake34: Captain James Cook38: Lewis and Clark40: Charles Darwin42: Trailblazers44: Burton, Speke and Baker46: The Heart of Africa48: Nellie Bly50: To the Poles52: Women in the Middle East54: Amelia Earhart58: Mount Everest60: Into Space62: Mariana Trench64: Index