Publisher's Synopsis
Explorers are daring travellers in unknown lands. They face danger even death on their journeys. They come back as heroes - sometimes laden with treasure. But all explorers return with something more valuable than gold. They bring back knowledge exotic tales of far-off places and most important of all directions on how to find those places again. This book tells the fascinating story of exploration. You can follow explorers' journeys by sea river land and ice. You'll learn how they climbed the world's highest peaks how they dived to the ocean's depths and how they soared high into space. You'll also find out why they did it.
