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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherCrabtree Publishing Company
ISBN-100778717038
ISBN-139780778717034
eBay Product ID (ePID)211956899
Product Key Features
Book TitleExplore with John Franklin
Number of Pages32 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory / Exploration & Discovery, Biography & Autobiography / Historical, People & Places / Europe, People & Places / Polar Regions, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage, History / General
Publication Year2015
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Nonfiction
AuthorCynthia O'brien
Book SeriesTravel with the Great Explorers Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Length10.8 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2015-017340
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromFourth Grade
Grade ToFifth Grade
Dewey Decimal917.1904/36092
SynopsisThis informative book follows the travels of the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in Peru. Historical information and high-interest fact boxes are presented in an entertaining tabloid style that guides readers through major voyages, explorations, and discoveries. Topics include what led Pizarro to head into the Andes, first encounters with the Inca, the Inca capital at Cusco, Pizarro's desire for gold, and the overthrow of the Inca Empire., This exciting book follows the travels of British explorer Sir John Franklin on his doomed expedition to the Arctic. Historical information and high-interest fact boxes are presented in an entertaining tabloid style that guides readers through major voyages, explorations, and discoveries. Topics include the search for a Northwest Passage through the Arctic, life stuck in the ice, contact with the native Inuit, Franklin's disappearance, and the long quest to discover the expedition's fate., This exciting book follows the travels of British explorer Sir John Franklin on his doomed expedition to the Arctic. Historical information and high-interest fact boxes are presented in an entertaining tabloid style that guides readers through major voyages, explorations, and discoveries. Topics include the search for a Northwest Passage through the Arctic, life stuck in the ice, contact with the native Inuit, Franklin's disappearance, and the long quest to discover the expedition's fate. Teacher's guide available.