DK Discoveries: Polar Exploration
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (956 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0789434210 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"to boldly go where no man has gone before" according to A Customer. This book, is suitable for both adults as well as youngsters to delve into the world of an explorer. The reader will be bombarded with information and detailed illustrations of past exploration routes and techniques used by these adventurers. Fans of explorer Ernest Shackleton will enjoy this book's historical references as well as be enlightened by other explorers of interest in the polar regions.
Each title focuses on a topic of interest to this age group, who are hungry for facts. The DK Discovery Guides will be a major resource for young students.. DK Discovery Guides make learning memorable-as well as fun! The series combines DK's main strengths: the accuracy of cutaway cross-section artwork and the immediacy of original photography with strictly factual yet richly evocative storytelling. Polar Exploration, DK Discovery Guides, Dramatic "eyewitness" accounts and highly informative text combine with detailed artwork to bring key historical events to life in an important new series of in-depth information books for 8 year-olds and up
(Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter. A book to dip into again and again. Compelling tales of brave adventurers who faced incredible danger in their quests for new hunting grounds, trade routes, scientific discoveries--or to chart the uncharted--will spark the imagination of every backyard excursionist. It's like wearing Superman capes and wanting a pony--sooner or later all children go through the developmental phase in which they become fascinated with the North and South Poles. Time lines, charts, and geographical facts mesh easily with the more dramatic real-life stories of thrilling journeys to the Poles, from the 1500s to the present. Explorers have sought out the Poles via boat, dogsled, foot, ski, balloon, tractor, airplane, submarine, and even flying boat! The book's pictorial approach makes it accessible even for older, reluctant readers. Readers will be equally mesmerized by grisly accounts of the deaths of various explorers, explicit details