Great Journeys
These books offer a thrilling adventure through unknown worlds, while teaching landforms, geography, history, science, and biology. The cross-curricular approach will draw in readers usually reluctant to tackle particular subject areas. These are high-interest books with strong human interest and an adventure story narrative.
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The human approach follows the explorers' difficulties and trials, making the text more accessible to readers.
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Diary quotations offer direct coverage of primary source material.
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Includes pictures, maps, and fact boxes.