Features
Explorers and Explorations
The Lost Voyage of John Cabot: A Novel
Henry Garfield
Historical Fiction
Ages 12 and up
Atheneum, 2004, 0-689-85173-1
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Antarctica: Journey’s to the South Pole
Walter Dean Myers
Non-Fiction
Ages 12 and up
Scholastic, 2004, 0-439-22001-7
Tom Crean’s Rocket: A True Story from Scott’s Last Voyage
Meredith Hooper
Illustrations by Bert Kitchen
Non-Fiction Picture Book
Ages 4 to 7
Frances Lincoln, 1998, 1-84507-393-2
Adventures with Vikings
Linda Bailey
Illustrated by Bill Slavin
Fiction and Non-Fiction Picture Book (Series)
Ages 8 to 12
Kids Can Press, 2001, 1-55074-544-1
Pirates, Plants and Plunder
Stewart Ross
Non-Fiction
Ages 10 and up
Random House UK, 2005, 1-903-91935-5
Lords of the Sea: The Vikings Explore the North Atlantic
Allison Lassieur
Illustrated by Ron Frenz and Charles Barnett III
Non-Fiction (Series)
Ages 8 to 10
Capstone Press, 2006, 0-7368-4974-2
Beyond the Sea of Ice: The Voyages of Henry Hudson
Joan Elizabeth Goodman
Illustrated by Fernando Rangel with maps by Bette Duke
Non-fiction Picture Book
Ages 12 and up
Mikaya Press, 1999, 0-9560493-8-8
Buried in ice: The Mystery of a Lost Arctic Expedition
Owen Beattie and John Geiger
Non-Fiction
Ages 12 and up
Scholastic, 1993, 0-590-43849-2
The Great Voyages of Zheng He
Song Nan Zhang and Hao Yu Zhang
Illustrated by Song Nan Zhang
Non-Fiction Picture Book (Bilingual in English and Chinese)
Ages 10 and up
Pan Asian Publications, 2005, 1-57227-090-X
Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado
Marc Aronson
Non-Fiction Biography
Ages 14 and up
Clarion, 2000, 0-395-84827-X
The Picture History of Great Explorers
Gillian Clements
Non-Fiction Picture Book
Ages 8 to 12
Frances Lincoln, 2004, 1-84507-075-5
So you want to be an explorer?
Judith St. George
Illustrated by David Small
Non-Fiction Picture Book
Ages 4 to 8
Penguin, 2005, 0-399-23868-9
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