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Quest of Captain Cook

Quest of Captain Cook

BiographyHistory
Pages
131
Published
1962
Language
English

Synopsis

Follow Captain James Cook on his three monumental voyages around the world between 1768 and 1779. This book chronicles his extraordinary quest to explore uncharted waters, mapping vast coastlines like New Zealand and eastern Australia, and claiming new territories for the British crown. Discover how Cook navigated the Pacific, uncovering countless islands and even circumnavigating the Antarctic, forever changing our understanding of the globe.

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

InformativeAdventurousIntellectual
Quest

Genres

Biography History Juvenile

About the author

M
Millicent E. Selsam

Millicent Ellis Selsam was born in New York City on May 30, 1912. She became interested in biology during her high school years, and went on to study biology at Brooklyn College. She was then offered a fellowship teaching at Columbia University while completing an M.A. in botany. After she received her M.A., she taught high school science. In 1946 she left teaching to write science discovery books for children. Her first published book was Egg to Chick (1946), which started a science series of...