travelers

Explores the life, career, and travels of Robert Louis Stevenson.

The author tells the story of her experiences living and working in Antarctica. Includes letters and photographs to her godson.

Twenty-four-year-old Jason Stevens attends the reading of his wealthy great-uncle's will, expecting some wealth to pass to him. Instead, he is given instructions for learning experiences he must complete over the following year, after which he stands to inherit the mysterious "Ultimate Gift.".

A pictorial account of the traveler and pilgrim Ibn Battuta in the fourteenth century, following him from Morocco to Jerusalem to Mecca and to the edges of the known world.

An exploration of the golden age of Asia, looking at the Asia of the Middle Ages as a center of international, interethnic, and intercontinental commerce, culture, diplomacy, and learning, and sharing stories of travelers and explorers who contributed to the great Asian civilizations.

Chronicles the life of James Homan, discussing how he overcame blindness, the slave trade in Africa, and captivity in Siberia to become one of the world's greatest explorers.

Describes portable homes around the world, looking at tents in the Sahara Desert, lavvu in Scandinavia, aqals in Somalia, yurts in Asia, and mobile homes. Includes photographs and a glossary.

A biography of the Italian traveler who became the first European to cross Asia completely and document his experiences.

A fictionalized account of the travels of Benjamin, a Jewish man from Tudela, Spain, who, in 1159, set out on a fourteen-year-long journey that took him to Italy, Greece, Palestine, Persia, China, Egypt, and Sicily.