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Journeys : [tales of travel and trailblazers] / by Jonathan Litton ; illustrated by Chris Chalik, Dave Shephard, Jon Davis, Leo Hartas.

by Litton, Jonathan.

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360 Degrees, c2018.

Voyages and travels -- Juvenile literature.

Discoveries in geography -- Juvenile literature.

Explorers -- History -- Juvenile literature.

Earth (Planet) -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile literature.

96 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 x 31 cm.

Subtitle from cover.

Masters of the seas -- Voyages North -- Voyages South -- Voyages East -- Voyages West -- A new world -- Around Africa -- Around the world -- Amazonian adventures -- Southern seas -- Trouble in paradise -- The naturalists -- Running rivers -- Kon-Tiki -- Early travel writers -- Across the Alps -- The far, Far East -- Ibn Battuta -- To Timbuktu -- The wild, wild West -- A sense of the world -- In Saharan sands -- The Pony Express -- Special delivery -- Crossing a continent -- Painting plants -- Livingstone and Stanley -- Pilgrimage of peace -- The cable guys -- The Northwest Passage -- The Northeast Passage -- Race to the South Pole -- Forget me not! -- Shackleton's journey -- To Tibet -- On top of the world -- An African in Greenland -- Around the world on a penny farthing -- Around the world in 72 days -- The great race -- Trailblazers -- Fearless fliers -- Up and down and 'round and 'round -- Motorcycle diaries -- Out of this world -- To the Moon and back -- Where next?

Throughout history, human beings have been fascinated by travel. From the earliest days of hunting and gathering, to the first journeys across land and sea, to modern advances in space exploration, we have always wanted to know more and do more. This book celebrates the accomplishments that humans have made in the field of travel and poses the question: where next?

Shephard, David (Illustrator)

Davis, Jon, 1969-

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