Explore the world : Dicoveries that shaped our world - Couverture rigide

Anton Hallmann

 
9783967047035: Explore the world : Dicoveries that shaped our world

Synopsis

Every explorer is a true adventurer: they all have in common a curiosity for the unknown.

Across hundreds of years, they drew maps and gathered expansive knowledge of geography, climate, flora and fauna.

The expeditions that shaped the world we are living in are gathered in this illustrated compendium. Explore the World features a variety of explorers, from Europeans searching for new trade routes to Polynesians exploring the many islands in the South Pacific.

Sail with the vikings, meet the sherpas climbing up Mount Everest, and get to know the astronauts who dared to fly into space. Explore the World shines a light on the people that made these adventures possible with their knowledge of land and language, and tells the stories of teamwork, bravery and curiosity.

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À propos de l'auteur

Anton Hallman was born in Brandenburg, Germany and studied illustration at the Hamburg University of Applied Science. He is primarily working in editorial illustration for newspapers like Die Zeit, Süddeutsche Zeitung,or FAZ and clients like Google, Lufthansa, Deutsche Bahn and others. He currently lives in Stockholm. Explore the World is his first kids book.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Every explorer is a true adventurer: they all have in common a curiosity for the unknown.

Across hundreds of years, they drew maps and gathered expansive knowledge of geography, climate, flora and fauna.

The expeditions that shaped the world we are living in are gathered in this illustrated compendium. Explore the World features a variety of explorers, from Europeans searching for new trade routes to Polynesians exploring the many islands in the South Pacific.

Sail with the vikings, meet the sherpas climbing up Mount Everest, and get to know the astronauts who dared to fly into space. Explore the World shines a light on the people that made these adventures possible with their knowledge of land and language, and tells the stories of teamwork, bravery and curiosity.

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