The Horn Book Guide

HISTORY

Ross, Stewart

Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air

96 pp. | Candlewick | April, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-4948-7 $19.99

(1) 4-6 Illustrated by Stephen Biesty. This remarkable book presents fourteen historical explorations, from Pytheas the Greek's three-thousand-years-ago voyage to Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins's moon shot, with the question "how did they do that?" as focus. Detailed cross sections, often displayed in foldout segments, diagram each mode of transportation; maps abound, also within foldout pages. The text diligently differentiates between fact and opinion. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2011