Explorers : amazing tales of the world's greatest adventurers
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Author
Huang, Nellie, 1982-
Contributors
Hawke, Jessamy, illustrator.
Hillary, Barbara, writer of foreword.
Published
New York, NY: Smithsonian Institution, 2019.
Format
Book
Edition
First American edition.
ISBN
9781465481573, 1465481575
Physical Desc
144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.
Lexile measure
IG 1070L
Status
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Published
New York, NY: Smithsonian Institution, 2019.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781465481573, 1465481575
Lexile code
IG
Lexile measure
1070

Notes

General Note
At head of title: DK Smithsonian.
Bibliography
Includes index.
Description
"Tells the story of humanity's explorations, taking the reader into the lives of some of the most intrepid people ever known. Focusing on 50 of the world's greatest explorers, with shorter entries on 60 of their helpers and companions, the book is filled with first-person accounts in the explorers' own words, rare maps, specially commissioned photographs, and artworks [to] re-create history's greatest expeditions" -- Publisher's description.
Target Audience
IG1070L,Lexile

Subjects

LC Subjects
Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Discoveries in geography -- Juvenile literature.
Explorers -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Junior literature.
Trivia and miscellanea.
Voyages and travels -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Other Subjects
Adventure and adventurers.
Discoveries in geography.
Explorers.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Huang, N., Hawke, J., & Hillary, B. (2019). Explorers: amazing tales of the world's greatest adventurers (First American edition.). Smithsonian Institution.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Huang, Nellie, 1982-, Jessamy, Hawke and Barbara, Hillary. 2019. Explorers: Amazing Tales of the World's Greatest Adventurers. Smithsonian Institution.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Huang, Nellie, 1982-, Jessamy, Hawke and Barbara, Hillary. Explorers: Amazing Tales of the World's Greatest Adventurers Smithsonian Institution, 2019.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Huang, Nellie, Jessamy Hawke, and Barbara Hillary. Explorers: Amazing Tales of the World's Greatest Adventurers First American edition., Smithsonian Institution, 2019.

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