Seventeen-year-old Harry Fogg undertakes a race against time to win a wager with a member of his famous father's club, putting to good use the recklessness and fascination with all things mechanical that have caused him trouble in Victorian England.
Casey Scieszka and Steven Weinberg describe how a plan to reconnect after graduating from college led them from the United States to China, where a six-month commitment to teach English in Beijing turned into a two year journey across nine countries.
Presents a brief biography of eighteenth-century British explorer and navigator James Cook, describing his three great voyages of exploration in the South Pacific Ocean, as well as for his attempt to find a Northwest passage across the North American continent.
Presents a comprehensive study of sixteenth-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his quest to find the Spice Islands of the Far East and to circumnavigate the globe.
Examines the life of Captain James Cook, a British explorer and scientist, including his early life, his many Pacific voyages, and his death and legacy.
