journeys

Biography of Italian explorer Marco Polo, famous for written records of his travels in Asia.

Presents an account of Cook's life and explorations and examines their impact on history and the world.

Biography of world explorer Ferdinand Magellan, famous for organizing the expedition that proved one could circumnavigate the world.

The story of Cathy Forster's experiences as a member of a team of paleontologists who went on an expedition to the island of Madagascar in 1998 to search for fossil birds.

Fourteen-year-old Daniel joins a whaling ship in 1856 and after two years of cruel treatment, he deserts the ship for the Siberian wilderness.

Recounts the adventures of Our Dog, the dog who accompanied Scottish explorer Alexander Mackenzie on his journey across Canada to the Pacific Ocean and thus became the first dog to cross the North American continent by land.

Explores the remote jungle wilderness around Angel Falls in Venezuela, including a description of the animals that live in the area.

Pam Flowers tells the story of how, at the age of thirty-five, she decided to pursue a dream and moved from Texas to Alaska where she learned to become a dog musher and eventually became the first female and first American to travel solo across the entire length of the North American Arctic coast by dog team.

Pictures and text chronicle fifteenth-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan's famous voyage around the world in which he proved the Earth is round.

Details astronaut John Glenn's second flight into space in 1998 and contrasts it with his first flight in 1962, discussing training, equipment, and responsibilities.