Introduces the life of James Cook, the English explorer and mapmaker who sailed to many lands and claimed them for England, including what are now New Zealand, Australia, and the H...
Introduces the life of Hernan Cortes, the Spanish explorer who discovered Baja California and explored the Pacific coast of Mexico, but who is best remembered for conquering the Az...
A biography of the English seaman and explorer who became the first man from England to sail around the world. Child-centred text matches the exciting illustrations, sweeping ea...
Introduces the life of Henry Hudson, the English sea captain who explored the Arctic Ocean and the river and bay later named for him while in search of a northern route to the Orie...
Introduces the life of Francisco Pizarro, the explorer who was sent to Peru by the king of Spain to conquer the Incas and claim their land and wealth for the Spanish crown.
A biography of the Italian explorer who, in the fifteenth century, became the first European to discover the West Indies islands, located below the southernmost tip of the United S...
