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So you want to be an explorer? Explorers need courage, like Alexander the Great, who conquered most of the known world. But for budding explorers out there, the rewards can be great. Neil Armstrong earned lasting fame when he became the first person to set foot on the moon.

Gary Paulsen’s slapstick tales capture the “wonderful madness” of growing up in a small town in northern Minnesota, when high spirits, showing off for girls, and general idiocy led Gary and his pals to attempt some amazing stunts! Wacky, daring, just plain nuts - extreme sports lead to extreme fun in new stories from Gary’s boyhood.

Weise Mongolenherrscher, unermessliche Schätze. Marco Polo, geboren 1254, ist 17 Jahre alt, als seine große Reise entlang der Seidenstraße beginnt und im großen Reich des Mongolenherrschers Kublai Khan, dem Enkel von Dschingis Khan, endet. Der Kaufmannssohn sieht Dinge, wie nur wenige Europäer vor ihm: Papiergeld, Steinkohle, Tempel, Paläste und einen weisen Herrscher, der sich um sein Volk kümmert. Die Nudel brachte er aber nicht nach Italien.

Good Night Stories For Rebel Girls 2 features 100 more bedtime stories inspired by the lives and adventures of extraordinary women, from Nefertiti to Beyonce. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2 transforms each biography into a fairy tale, filling listeners with wonder and with a burning curiosity to know more about each hero. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2 will inspire young girls (and their mothers, their aunts, their cousins...) to be confident, to dream big, to cultivate their strength.

What would happen if you woke up one day and your parents were zombies? Three brothers are about to find out! This often silly (and never scary) story is perfect for kids of all ages.

I 1953 lykkedes det Edmund Hillary som det første menneske nogensinde at sætte foden på verdens højeste punkt, toppen af Mount Everest. Verden havde fulgt åndeløst med. Ville det endelig lykkes at overvinde bjerget? Og var det overhovedet muligt for mennesker at overleve så højt oppe - eller ville de falde døde om? Dette er historien om Edmund Hillarys kamp for at nå toppen. Om forfrysninger, amputationer og livsfare. Om umådelig styrke, viljekraft og mod. Og om at opnå ting, selvom man kommer fra en fattig familie og får at vide, at man er en svækling.

Thor Heyerdahl er en af de mest utrolige eventyrere, verden nogensinde har set. Historien om ham er en historie om øde jungler, stormende have, kannibaler og kampe med menneskeædende hajer. En historie om vildskab, drama, fare, stolthed og ære. Om en mand, der nægtede at gøre tingene på den vante måde og udfordrede verden og sig selv igen og igen. I 1947 byggede Thor Heyerdahl sin egen tømmerflåde, satte ud fra Perus kyst og lod sig drive med af havstrømmene og vinden. Han ville bevise, at han på den simple flåde kunne nå fjerne Stillehavsøer 8.000 kilometer væk.

Una llamada de auxilio, una barca en problemas en el cabo de Hornos, tres hombres en una misión de salvamento, la historia de los pioneros en el territorio más hostil del planeta: un desierto eterno de hielo y nieve. De toda la obra de Francisco Coloane, Los conquistadores de la Antártica es tal vez la que mejor resume su gran obsesión literaria: el enfrentamiento del hombre con su entorno.

Die Suche nach dem legendären Kontinent Terra Australis Incognita trieb James Cook über alle Ozeane: Er segelte dreimal um die ganze Welt und löste dabei die wichtigsten geographischen Fragen seiner Zeit. Er schrieb Karten, die bis zum Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts gültig waren und hinterließ der Welt bei seinem Tod nichts Geringeres als ein neues Bild der Erde. Dabei interessierte Cook nicht nur die entdeckten Länder, sondern auch deren Bewohner.

Komm mit auf eine außergewöhnliche Expedition. Dieser Atlas zeigt dir die 100 geheimnisvollsten Orte der Welt: Erkunde das "Tor zur Hölle" in Turkmenistan, den Quallensee in Mikronesien und die immerwährenden Gewitter in einer Bucht in Venezuela! Folge Millionen Jahre alten Dino-Spuren in Bolivien und lerne japanische Mönche kennen, die sich selbst mumifizieren. Lausche singenden Sanddünen in der Wüste Gobi und staune über riesige, von Menschen gemachte Zeichnungen in der Nazca-Wüste. Die sind so groß, dass man sie nur von einem Flugzeug aus überschauen kann.

Mit verblüffendem Einfallsreichtum und originellen Methoden nehmen Archäologen die Spuren der Vergangenheit auf...

Sie waren die Helden des Mittelalters: Mit Lanze, Schwert und Schild kämpften die Ritter in schimmernden Rüstungen für Land, Glauben und Liebe. Frauen haben sie verehrt und Dichter verklärt. Aber was erlebten die berittenen Krieger wirklich? Wie wurde ein Knappe zum Ritter? Welche Herausforderungen galt es zu meistern? Und warum verschwanden die gepanzerten Reiter wieder?

Christopher Columbus is one of the most famous explorers of all time, but he was neither the first nor last adventurer to ever stumble upon a great discovery. From the Silk Road of Asia to the icy shores of Antarctica, our knowledge of the world today is in large part due to several intrepid pioneers, risking life and limb for the sake of exploration. After all, setting off into the dark unknown requires an enormous amount of bravery. But every explorer quickly learns that courage and curiosity aren't enough to save you if you can't read a map or trespass on somebody else's land!

This long-awaited new volume in the acclaimed "Lives of" series presents the fascinating true tales of both notorious and little-known pirates. Why did Blackbeard and Long John Silver go to sea? Who was Madame Cheng? How did pirates really talk? What did they eat and what did they do to pass the time during long sea voyages? Lives of the Pirates answers these and many other questions.

Wildlife expert and YouTube phenomenon, Coyote Peterson, is back with the sequel to the best-selling Brave Adventures: Wild Animals in a Wild World. Once again, Coyote and his crew voyage to new environments and encounter an even more eclectic ensemble of the planets' animals. From a slimy octopus to elusive tree climbing lizards to nomadic wolverines - this book promises to be another fast-paced, wild experience.

Coyote Peterson, YouTube star, animal enthusiast, and creator of the Brave Adventure series, has tracked down some of the world's most painfully stinging insects and chronicled getting stung by each of them on his YouTube channel. Coyote has saved the best - or possibly the worst - for last, and he's finally ready to share his experience with the most painful sting in the world: the Executioner Wasp. Packed with facts about nature's most misunderstood creatures, The King of Sting is a dream book for any kid that loves animals, bugs, outdoor exploration, and danger!

 Coyote Peterson's Brave Adventures: Wild Animals in a Wild World chronicles some of the wildest encounters Coyote Peterson has had over the course of his travels.  

In The Gutsy Girl, author Caroline Paul emboldens girls to seek out lives of exhilaration. Once a young scaredy-cat herself, Caroline decided that fear got in the way of the life she wanted - of excitement, confidence, self-reliance, friendship, and fun. She has since flown planes, rafted big rivers, climbed tall mountains, and fought fires as one of the first female firefighters in San Francisco.

What's more dangerous than scaling Mount Everest? For mountaineer Pete Athans, the answer lies in the ancient kingdom of Mustang, a remote part of the Asian nation of Nepal. Long-abandoned caves built high into steep cliffs contain amazing treasures - and pose incredible dangers. Reaching these "sky caves" safely takes guts, smarts, and luck. And then there's the question of what to do with a 2,000 year-old human skull....

The entertaining style and solid research of the Lives of…. series of biographies have made it a favorite with families and educators for twenty years. This new volume takes readers through the centuries and across the globe, profiling the men and women whose curiosity and courage have led them to discover our world.