Lives of the Explorers Video Companion
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If you've purchased our Lives of the Explorers: Discoveries, Disasters (and What the Neighbors Thought) Study Guide or if you're just reading the book on your own, here's a video companion guide to help you enjoy your study. We've also included a few additional books that you may want to look into to supplement your reading. If you need the book, you can grab it here!
For older students, we recommend checking out the following online courses to supplement your family study of this book:
Khan Academy: Big History Project Lesson 8.0 Expansion & Interconnection
Udemy: The Age of Exploration or The Age of Discovery
Great Courses: Histories Greatest Voyages of Exploration
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Leif Ericson
Leif the Lucky by Ingri d'Aulaire and Edgar d'Aulaire
Who Was Leif Erikson? by Nico Medina
Marco Polo
Who Was Marco Polo? by Joan Holub
Marco Polo: his travels and adventures by George Makepeace Towle
Ibn Battuta
Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta by James Rumford
The Amazing Travels of Ibn Battuta by Fatima Sharafeddine
Zheng He
Christopher Columbus
Columbus by Edgar d'Aulaire and Ingri d'Aulaire
A Picture Book of Christopher Columbus by David A. Adler
Who Was Christopher Columbus? by Bonnie Bader
Christopher Columbus: Across the Ocean Sea by Geoff Benge
Ferdinand Magellan
Magellan: Over the Edge of the World by Laurence Bergreen
Who Was Ferdinand Magellan? by Sydelle Kramer
Henry Hudson
Hudson by Janice Weaver and David Craig
Henry Hudson: Seeking the Northwest Passage by Carrie Gleason
James Cook
Sailing the Unknown: Around the World with Captain Cook by Michael J Rosen
Daniel Boone
Who Was Daniel Boone? by Sydelle Kramer
Daniel Boone: Frontiersman by Janet Benge and Geoff Benge
Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacagawea
What was the Lewis and Clark Expedition? by Judith St. George
Who Was Sacagawea? by Judith Bloom Fradin
Of Courage Undaunted: Across the Continent with Lewis and Clark by James Daugherty
Richard Francis Burton
This one is a short podcast. To jump the portion about Burton jump to 3 minutes 35 seconds into the video.
Isabella Bird
Away with Words: The Daring Story of Isabella Bird by Lori Mortensen
Mary Kingsley
Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa by Don Brown
Matthew Henson
Keep On!: The Story of Matthew Henson, Co-Discoverer of the North Pole by Deborah Hopkinson
Richard E. Byrd
Black Whiteness: Admiral Byrd Alone in the Antarctic by Robert Burleigh
Auguste and Jacques Piccard
Sally Ride
Who Was Sally Ride? by Megan Stine
To the Stars! The First American Woman to Walk in Space by Carmella Van Vleet
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