ACCESS DIGITIZED EDITION
Guide/Reviews Database
HISTORY
Llewellyn, Claire

Great Discoveries & Amazing Adventures

80 pp. | Kingfisher | November, 2004 | Trade ISBN 0-7534-5783-0 $18.95
(4) 4-6 Heavily illustrated double-page spreads present anecdotal stories of historical discoveries. The text briefly describes the earliest identification of dinosaur fossils, the discovery of gold in California, and the finding of the sunken Titanic, as well as the unearthing of several other unknown or long-lost wonders. The busy volume is browsable and interesting but ultimately superficial in its coverage. Ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

RELATED 

HISTORY

We Are Still Here!
by Sorell, Traci
HISTORY

Shaped by Her Hands
by , Freeman, Anna Harber & Gonzales, Barbara
HISTORY

Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians but Were Afraid to Ask
by Treuer, Anton
HISTORY

Classified
by Sorell, Traci
HISTORY

Susan La Flesche Picotte
by Bailey, Diane
More

Get connected. Join our global community of more than 200,000 librarians and educators.

This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

We are currently offering this content for free. Sign up now to activate your personal profile, where you can save articles for future viewing.

ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER?