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Children's Nonfiction Exploration & Discovery

James Cook: The Pacific Coast and Beyond

by (author) R.A. Beales

Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Initial publish date
Oct 2005
Category
Exploration & Discovery, Historical, Geography
Recommended Age
9 to 10
Recommended Grade
4 to 5
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780778724513
    Publish Date
    Oct 2005
    List Price
    $10.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780778724155
    Publish Date
    Oct 2005
    List Price
    $25.95

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In the 1700s, the voyages of British Captain James Cook shed light on what life was really like in the uncharted Pacific. Hired to seek an undiscovered continent known by astronomers and geographers as Terra Australis Incognita, or unknown southern land, Cook proved that it didn’t exist, dramatically changing Europeans’ understanding of their world. Young readers will also be fascinated by Cook’s encounters of the cultures of the native peoples of Tahiti and Hawaii. A recipe from the period is also included.

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