Great Discoveries & Amazing Adventures: The Stories of Hidden Marvels and Lost Treasures [Hardcover]

Claire Llewellyn (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up

Great Discoveries & Amazing Adventures looks at the moment of discovery and the deeper stories behind some of the world's most astonishing finds. Archaeologists, explorers, naturalists, and even ordinary people have all made discoveries that have caused the world to marvel and have advanced our knowledge in an important way. Great Discoveries & Amazing Adventures tells these stories and examines the influences they had on the course of history.

Great Discoveries & Amazing Adventures contains stunning photography and digital illustrations that give absorbing insight into the stories of excitement and discovery.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-7 - An entertaining introductory look at a swath of discoveries, and at some of the people who made them. Divided into four areas ("Nature's marvels," "Earth's riches," "Lost wonders," and "Hoaxes and frauds"), the heavily illustrated two-page units present 31 various finds. Ranging from Tollund Man to Przewalski's horse, the source of the Nile to deep-sea vents, Machu Picchu to the Vung Tau shipwreck, each topic is described through several paragraphs of narrative, fact boxes, full-color photos/illustrations with captions, and an occasional quote from the adventurer/scientist/discoverer involved. Relatively up to date (the Hitler diaries and Archaeoraptor are included in the hoaxes), attractive, and with a foreword by Robert Ballard, this factoid-loaded title will lure interested readers and propel the seriously curious into further, more detailed investigations. Inviting, exciting, and eminently browsable. - Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY
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About the Author

Claire Llewellyn is a prize-winning author of nonfiction for young readers. In 1991 she was shortlisted for the prestigious TES Junior Information Book Award for MacDonald's Take One: Rubbish, and in 1992 she won that award for My First Book of Time. Since then she has written more than 20 children's books on a wide range of subjects. She is the author of Kingfisher's recent Saints and Angels. Claire lives in Hertford.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 77 pages
• Publisher: Kingfisher (November 11, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0753457830
• ISBN-13: 978-0753457832
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,124,437 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars packed with info, January 18, 2005

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This review is from: Great Discoveries & Amazing Adventures: The Stories of Hidden Marvels and Lost Treasures (Hardcover)

Ready to learn more about Great Discoveries and Amazing Adventures? This is the book for you. The first chapter is all about Nature's Marvels. This is where we will learn more about fossils and the komodo dragon. Next is Chapter 2 with the focus on Earth's riches such as gold and silk. Then we move to Chapter 3 which has info on Lost Wonders like The Titanic and the Rosetta Stone. Chapter Four teaches us about Hoaxes and Frauds.

This is a great resource for learning about lots of topics. This is a great book to share with family members of all ages.

This book would be helpful to elementary students when writing reports on all sorts of topics.