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Publisher
Immediate Media Company London Limited
Language
English
Description
Great Adventures is full of real-life stories of daring escapades, incredible voyages, gripping yarns and life-or-death journeys of survival. Full of some of history's most intrepid characters, these tales will have you on the edge of your seat.
Inside you will find: - Hundreds of facts to thrill history fans of all ages - Exciting, rare historical photographs - Illustrated maps
Author
Series
Great Adventurers volume 2
Language
English
Description
Christopher Colombus survived battles with Tunisian galleys, shipwrecks, imprisonment, and severe illness during his remarkable expeditions, eventually setting foot in the West Indies and on the South American mainland in search of gold.
Author
Series
Great Adventurers volume 4
Language
English
Description
Sir Francis Drake and the British victory over the Spanish Armada in 1588 are inextricably linked, but there is more to this man's story. Drake was the first Englishman to see the Pacific Ocean and the first to circumnavigate the world.
Author
Series
Great Adventurers volume 3
Language
English
Description
Navigator, poet, and a favorite of Queen Elizabeth, Sir Walter's meteoric rise was followed by a slow and tragic fall from grace that eventually ended with the farcical Orinoco disaster, and subsequent death on the executioner's block.
Author
Series
Great Adventurers volume 5
Language
English
Description
Shackleton was a leader of men. Most memorable was his 1914 expedition where he and his crew's dream of becoming the first team of explorers to cross the Antarctic continent turned nightmarish. Yet, through sheer endurance, all survived.
Author
Series
Great Adventurers volume 1
Language
English
Description
Captain Robert Falcon Scott led two expeditions to the Antarctic region: the Discovery Expedition that set a record of Latitude 82-degrees-South, and the fateful Terra Nova Expedition that saw Scott and his team race Roald Amundsen's team.
Author
Series
Boxcar children great adventures volume 2
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
The orphaned Alden siblings travel to Egypt to return a lost artifact to its rightful location.
Author
Series
Boxcar children great adventures volume 2
Language
English
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Description
In this very special mini-series, the Aldens have been recruited by a secret society to return lost artifacts and treasures to their rightful locations—all around the world! The Aldens arrive in Egypt but the agent they’re supposed to meet has gone missing! With the help of a puzzle in a papyrus scroll, they figure out their next mission—to deliver a tiny ancient pharaoh statue to an archaeologist at the Pyramids! Along the way they outwit a...
Author
Series
Boxcar children great adventures volume 3
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
After solving riddles from the secretive Reddimus Society to figure out their destination, the four Alden siblings fly to China, where they deliver an artifact at the Great Wall, but when they are next rushed to an elephant sanctuary in Thailand, the Aldens suspect they have been tricked and take extra precautions against their enemies.
Author
Series
Boxcar children great adventures volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Alden siblings continue their mission to return lost artifacts around the world by visiting the Great Wall of China and an elephant reserve in Thailand, among other sites, but halfway around the world trouble seems closer than ever.
Author
Series
Boxcar children great adventures volume 1
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
The Aldens are recruited by the secret Reddimus Society to return lost artifacts and treasures, but encounter enemies of Reddimus during a private train trip to New Mexico.
Author
Series
Boxcar children great adventures volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this all-new very special mini-series, the Aldens have been recruited by a secret society to return lost artifacts and treasures to their rightful locations—all around the world! After finding a painted turtle figurine, the Aldens are introduced to the Silverton family and Reddimus Society, a secret guild whose mission is to return lost artifacts and treasures to the sites they were taken from. The Aldens board a private train to New Mexico to...
Author
Series
Boxcar children great adventure volume 5
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In this all-new very special miniseries, the Aldens have been recruited by a secret society to return lost artifacts and treasures to their rightful locations--all around the world! The final leg of the Aldens' journey brings them to South America and to the Salt Flats in northern Argentina. But when they hit a dead end, they realize someone has tricked them in order to delay their plans! Returning to Buenos Aires, the Aldens connect with the Silvertons...
Author
Series
Boxcar children great adventure volume 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
The final leg of the Aldens' journey brings them to South America and to the Salt Flats in northern Argentina. But when they hit a dead end, they realize someone has tricked them in order to delay their plans! Returning to Buenos Aires, the Aldens connect with the Silvertons and are able to get back on track. But it is clear their rivals are closer than ever. The Aldens' final artifact is their most delicate yet, a rare orange orchid they must return...
Author
Series
Boxcar children great adventures volume 4
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Following clues provided by the secretive Reddimus Society, the four Alden siblings travel to a dingo sanctuary in Australia and to Shakleton's hut in Antarctica to deliver the fifth and sixth artifacts, and then they work to unmask the traitor traveling with them.
Author
Series
Boxcar children great adventures volume 4
Publisher
Oasis Audio
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"The Aldens travel to Australia and Antarctica. But someone they count on is working for their rivals, the Argents! Can the children keep the artifacts out of the wrong hands?"--Container.
18) Medieval Madness
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Language
English
Description
Traveling through time is not for everyone, and it's definitely not Susan and Freddy's idea of a fun ride. Their adventurous granddaughter Sylvia, though, would be happy just to do something new for a change already, anything!
Travel back in time to medieval London with the Willifred family on a heart-warming adventure of history, excitement, humor, and love. Meet the real heroes of the medieval era, some who you may not have heard about, and some...
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Language
English
Description
The Willifred gang and their newly-adopted family member, Bayard, use the purse that first transported them to Medieval London to go back in time to Ancient Egypt. After attending a museum on Ancient Egypt, Bayard sneaks out with a piece of ancient pottery in his pocket and uses it to stick in the purse and transport the little London house back in time. Soon, the family discovers new friends along the way and finds out some new and old information...
20) The Keep
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Language
English
Description
Ruby, Nolan, Bonnie, and Shamus sink into deep depression with the news that their parents will be arriving tomorrow! They are looking at being restricted for life!Donzereli to the rescue! He "borrows" a VIP flying car and streaks so fast to the coast, the kids and Dr. Allen are breathless. He has booked a VIP tour of a fishing and Lobster harvesting vessel. He posed as Councilor Walkegon.Nolan had just caught a monster fish that must weigh a ton!...
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