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Author
Publisher
Sierra Club Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
x, 321 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
With plenty of sunscreen and a cold beer swaddled in his sleeping bag, writer and botanist Jim Malusa bicycled alone to the lowest point on each of six continents, a six-year series of "anti-expeditions" to the "anti-summits." His journeys took him to Lake Eyre in the arid heart of Australia, along Moses ́route to the Dead Sea, and from Moscow to the Caspian Sea. He pedaled across the Andes to Patagonia, around tiny Djibouti in the Horn of Africa,...
Author
Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., col. maps ; 21 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A young girl builds her own airplane and flies around the world, "freezing in Finland," "charmed by China," and getting "a kick out of Kenya"--before returning home for dinner.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ferdinand Magellan's daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, violence, and amazing adventure. Now in Over the Edge of the World, acclaimed author Laurence Bergreen, interweaving a variety of candid, first-person accounts, some previously unavailable in English, brings to life this groundbreaking and majestic tale of discovery that changed many long-held views about the world and the way...
7) The long way
Author
Publisher
Sheridan House
Pub. Date
1995, c1973
Physical Desc
252 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Long Way is Bernard Moitessier's incredible story of his participation in the first Golden Globe Race, a solo, non-stop circumnavigation rounding the three great Capes of Good Hope, Leeuwin, and the Horn. For seven months, the veteran seafarer battled storms, doldrums, gear failures, and knock-downs, as well as overwhelming fatigue and loneliness. Then, nearing the finish with victory in hand, Moitessier suddenly pulled out of the race and sailed...
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
110 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Presents a kid's illustrated guide to 100 of the world's wonders, both natural and manmade, in 47 countries and on every continent on earth. Travel the world through common points of interest, from sacred skeletons (Trunyan Tree cemetery in Indonesia leads you to India's Skeleton Lake, for example) to wild waterfalls (while in Zambia visit the Devil's Swimming Pool--and then move on to Antarctica's Blood Falls) to ice caves to bioluminescence"--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
479 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Indigo, a young child of the Sand Lizard people, a tribe that has been driven from its home, is reduced to scavenging from the town dump in an effort to stay alive before being rescued by Hattie, a Victorian woman who, with good intentions, sets out to transform Indigo into a proper American girl.
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Did a daring Chinese admiral sailing the world's largest wooden armada reach America 71 years before Columbus? This program examines the mystery surrounding the sailing exploits of the legendary Admiral Zheng He and his 30-year command of a Ming fleet.
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Children's Books
Pub. Date
c1991
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the story of the Portuguese explorer who became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean and whose expedition completed its voyage around the world after his death en route.
Series
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The entire Muppets gang goes on a global tour, selling out grand theaters in some of Europe's most exciting destinations, including Berlin, Madrid, Dublin and London. But mayhem follows the Muppets overseas, as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper headed by Constantine--the World's Number One Criminal and a dead ringer for Kermit the Frog--and his dastardly sidekick Dominic, aka Number Two.
13) Stowaway
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Bks
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
319 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A fictionalized journal relates the experiences of a young stowaway from 1768 to 1771 aboard the Endeavor which sailed around the world under Captain James Cook.
15) The golden ocean
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Commodore (later Admiral) Anson's fateful circumnavigation of the globe in 1740 is the background to The Golden Ocean, Patrick O'Brian's first historical sea novel. Peter Palafox, son of a poor Irish parson, signs on as a midshipman, never before having seen a ship. Together with his lifelong friend Sean, Peter sets out to seek his fortune, embarking upon a journey of danger, disappointment, foreign lands, and excitement.
Author
Publisher
Patagonia
Language
English
Formats
Description
Captain Liz Clark spent her youth dreaming of traveling the world by sailboat and surfing remote waves. When she was 22, she met a mentor who helped turn her desire into reality. Embarking on an adventure that most only fantasize about, she set sail from Santa Barbara, California, as captain of her 40-foot sailboat, Swell, headed south in search of surf, self, and the wonder and learning that lies beyond the unbroken horizon. In true stories overflowing...
Author
Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
480 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Captain James Cook's three epic journeys in the 18th century were the last great voyages of discovery. His ships sailed 150,000 miles, from the Artic to the Antarctic, from Tasmania to Oregon, from Easter Island to Siberia. When Cook set off for the Pacific in 1768, a third of the globe remained blank. By the time he died in Hawaii in 1779, the map of the world was substantially complete.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
261 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
The @1bike1world Instagram sensation shares the full story of his life-changing relationship with his rescue cat, Nala, and their inspiring bicycle journeys through the refugee camps, remarkable terrains and animal shelters of the world.
Author
Publisher
Barnes and Noble Books
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
208 p. : col. ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
When HMS Beagle left England at the end of 1831, no one guessed just how far she would venture into the scientific unknown, least of all the young naturalist Charles Darwin, whose five-year voyage would be just the start of a journey of intellectual discovery that would transform our understanding of the world. This stunningly illustrated volume tells the story of this remarkable expedition in the words of Darwin himself--an epic adventure related...
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In a lively discussion with Lord Kelvin, inventor Phileas Fogg states his belief that it's possible for someone to travel around the globe in a mere 80 days. Kelvin challenges him to prove it, and adds a wager: if Fogg can't circumnavigate the globe in 80 days, he'll have to give up inventing forever. Fogg and his crew of two take the challenge. They travel by train, boat, balloon, horseback, or any other means at their disposal. However, Fogg and...
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