Great expeditions

This picture book of fascinating facts about human curiosity and the desire to see and explore the world charts humanity's great expeditions, from prehistoric migration to exciting polar expeditions, voyages of discovery using every possible means of transport, and even the space journeys of the future. Each illustrated story tells of famous and lesser-known explorers and travellers from different corners of the world—for example, Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, James Cook, Ferdinand Magellan, Mary Kingsley, Amelia Earhart, Thor Heyerdahl and many others. You can also read about the adventurous Alexandra David-Néel, who ran away from home at the age of fifteen in 1883 to see distant parts of the world for herself, and who then renewed her passport again at the age of 100!