discovery and exploration

A first person narrative of the life of the legendary figure who traveled across the American frontier planting apple trees and carrying the Christian faith to Pioneer families.

Follows the travels of Italian explorer John Cabot, born Giovanni Caboto, who moved to England and got King Henry VII to back an expedition across the Atlantic, where Cabot found what is now Canada. Eager to discover more, Cabot soon set sail on another voyage -- never to be heard from again.

A biography of the sailor illustrated with charts and maps detailing the voyages that changed the world.

Readers go exploring with Norwegian adventurer Roald Amundsen and English explorer Robert Scott as they compete to reach the South Pole.

The discovery of what was later to become the United States of America was a complicated process. Discovery: Up to 1500 recounts the migration of early humans to the area, as well as its early encounters with Europeans. It includes the events leading up to the arrival to what would become North America by the explorer Leif Ericson.

Founded on recent historical investigations, this exciting volume delves into the journeys of the first intrepid travelers who sailed across the ocean to explore unknown lands. Featured explorers include Henry Hudson, Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, and Giovanni da Verrazzano. Address which Native American peoples were encountered by early explorers. Also included are valuable primary source documents and maps from this exciting period of New York s history.

Discusses some unusual creatures and events that have been seen or taken place in cold climates including sightings of the mysterious Yeti, and the discovery of the remains of a nineteenth-century polar expedition.

Draws upon primary sources to introduce terrorial expansion in the West.