Juvenile / History / Exploration & Discovery

John Glenn

by Michael Burgan & Robert Brown

Dear Reader:

The Childhood of Famous Americans series, sixty-five years old in 1997, chronicles the early years of famous American men and women in an accessible manner. Each book is faithful in spirit to the...

Into the Wilderness: The Lewis and Clark Expedition

by James J. Holmberg

"When Thomas Jefferson sent a team of explorers to discover a way to the Pacific Ocean two hundred years ago, the western border of the United States was the Mississippi River. It was Jefferson's dream to uncover...

Haunted Histories

by J. H. Everett & Marilyn Scott-Waters

Guided by tween “ghostorian” Virgil, readers will discover fascinating facts about calamitous events throughout history as they explore castles, palaces and dungeons and those infamous figures associated...

"NEW GUINEA” What I Did and What I Saw

by Luigi Maria d’Albertis

Luigi Maria d’Albertis (1841-1901), Italian naturalist and explorer, travelled in New Guinea from 1871 to 1877, collecting an impressive number of new species of animals and plants. On his third voyage he...

Tools of Navigation: A Kid's Guide to the History and Science of Finding Your Way

by Rachel Dickinson

Children will learn all about inventions: their inventors, the way they changed history, and their evolution over centuries, through the activities and anecdotes provided in this interactive series. Travel...

Explorers of the New World: Discover the Golden Age of Exploration with 22 Projects

by Carla Mooney

Offering a fascinating look into the Age of Exploration, this investigative guide delves into the voyages of real-life adventurers such as de Gama, Columbus, Magellan, Cabot, Cortes, and more. With common household...

Lewis and Clark for Kids: Their Journey of Discovery with 21 Activities

by Janis Herbert

Join Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s Corps of Discovery as they navigate the muddy Missouri River and begin a great adventure set against the background of the vast North American continent. Lewis and...

America: Three Worlds Meet

by J. Cosson

Following a student who is helping make a documentary film, this engaging title takes readers on a journey of US history from its beginnings to 1620, a period that the three worlds of Europe, North America,...

Women Explorers

by Julia Cummins & Cheryl Harness

Meet ten inspiring women whose passions for exploration made them push the boundaries

Though most people have heard of explorers like Henry Hudson and Christopher Columbus, few have heard names like Nellie...

Deadly Equines: The Shocking True Story of Meat-Eating and Murderous Horses

by CuChullaine O'Reilly

There is widespread belief in a warm and comforting story which states the horse is a gentle herbivore. What if a Rosetta Stone had been found to unlock the dark secrets of the horse's past? An international...