voyages around the world

A description of the life and voyage of the sixteenth-century Portuguese sea captain who commanded the first expedition to sail around the world.

Examines the accomplishments of Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese sailor who in 1519 set out to discover a westward route through the Americas to the East Indies.

A Calabash Cat, living in Africa, sets off to see where the world ends.

A young girl builds her own airplane and flies around the world, "freezing in Finland," "charmed by China," and getting "a kick out of Kenya"--before returning home for dinner.

The fictional journal of pirate hunter William Lubber chronicles his around-the-world voyage in search of the "Vicious and intemperate" female pirate Arabella Drummond in 1723. Includes a fold-out map, a packet of gold dust, a Chinese ransom note, a compass, and other manipulatives for readers.

Describes the voyage of Capt. Joshua Slocum, a 51-year-old sailor, who in 1895 became the first man to sail around the world alone in a 37-foot sloop that he rebuilt by hand.

Details the story of the first circumnavigation of the world by Ferdinand Magellan in the early sixteenth century.

Devin and Francine are transported into the book Around the world in eighty days and circle the world with Phileas Fogg.

An account of 52-year-old Joshua Slocum's adventurous 46,000-mile trip around the world in a 36-foot sailboat.