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A continuation of the Explorers series by award-winning author Sandra Markle, Animals Charles Darwin Saw features many distinct creatures Darwin encountered during his worldwide voyage as a ship's naturalist. Animals Marco Polo Saw brings to life the amazing, exotic animals Marco Polo encountered during his explorations in Asia. Through nimble writing and beautiful paintings, this series offers a new twist on familiar historical accounts.
Animals Charles Darwin Saw
On December 27, 1831, Charles Darwin set out to explore the world as a naturalist aboard the HMS Beagle. While the expedition was originally planned to last two years, it lasted almost five, as the Beagle sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and around South America, and, having sailed around the world, returned to England via Tahiti and Australia.
Along the way, Darwin made amazing discoveries, including the sighting of exotic animals, never-seen-before insects, and fossilized bones from creatures people would have never imagined existed. It was Darwin's detailed observations of plants and animals on his voyage that provided the basis for his theory of evolution by natural selection.
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Animals Marco Polo Saw
In 1271, the great explorer Marco Polo set off on an adventure of a lifetime - travelling the Silk Road by horseback with his father and uncle, from Italy to Cathay (modern-day China) and beyond, to learn about the family's silk cloth business and to meet the great emperor of China - Kublai Khan.
As he travelled through Eastern Europe, the Middle East, across Mt. Ararat, and into the Far East, Marco Polo was amazed by the people he met, by how different the landscape looked, and by the many unusual animals he encountered along his great journey. From giant Asian elephants to Persian lions, this is the story of the historic adventures of Marco Polo and the animals he saw along the way.
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Also available Animals Christopher Columbus Saw and Animals Robert Scott Saw.
About the Author
Sandra Markle is a former elementary school teacher, a nationally known science education consultant, and the author of many award-winning books for children.
Author of more than 100 nonfiction books for children, Sandra Markle's books have earned many awards, including NSTA/CBC (Outstanding Trade Books for Children, ABA (Pick of the Lists), and ALA (Notable Books for Children). She has produced science specials for CNN and PBS and an award-winning online educational program sponsored by the National Science Foundation. She lives in New Zealand with her husband, photographer Skip Jeffery, and her pet cat, Tiger. Visit her website at http://www.sandramarkle.com.
About the Illustrators
Animals Charles Darwin Saw - illustrator Zina Saunders lives and works in New York city, where she grew up and attended Music and Art High School and The Copper Union and where she has been an illustrator for many years. For a brief time in her twenties she left Manhattan to become a levitating lady with a traveling circus in upstate New York, but eventually returned to her senses and her beloved city.
Animals Marco Polo Saw - illustrator Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini was born in Milan from a Croatian mother and an Italian father. She studied fine art painting at university in Milan and then photography after moving to London, England in 1999. She currently lives in London and works as an illustrator and a photographer.
About Chronicle Books
One of the most admired and respected publishing companies in the U.S., Chronicle Books was founded in 1967 and over the years has developed a reputation for award-winning, innovative books. Recognized as one of the 50 best small companies to work for in the U.S. (and the only independent publisher to receive this award), the company continues to challenge conventional publishing wisdom, setting trends in both subject and format, maintaining a list that includes illustrated titles in design, art, architecture, photography, food, lifestyle and pop culture, as well as much-admired books for children and ancillary products through its gift division. Chronicle Books' objective is to create abd distribute exceptional publishing that is instantly recognizable for its spirit, creativity, and value.
For more information visit the Chronicle Books website at http://www.chroniclekids.com.
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