10 EXPLORERS WHO CHANGED THE WORLD

EACH BOOK IN THE SERIES CONTAINS TEN LINKED BIOGRAPHIES OF KEY PIONEERS, ACHIEVERS AND NOTABLE FIGURES IN DIFFERENT FIELDS OF ENDEAVOUR. THE LIFE LINKS BETWEEN ENTRIES REVEAL SURPRISING AND OFTEN OVERLOOKED CHAINS OF INFLUENCE, GIVING EACH BIOGRAPHY A FRESH AND EYE-OPENING TWIST.THIS TITLE IN THE SERIES INCLUDES TEN RIVETING, IN-DEPTH BIOGRAPHIES OF PIONEERING EXPLORERS, INCLUDING CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, JAMES COOK AND ROALD AMUNDSEN. FAST-PACED TEXT IS ENHANCED BY PUNCHY, MANGA-STYLE ARTWORKS TO CREATE THE LOOK AND FEEL OF A GRAPHIC NOVEL THAT WILL HOOK THE MOST RELUCTANT OF READERS. THESE ARE GRIPPING STORIES, INNOVATIVELY TOLD."MARCO POLO TO CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS" - MARCO POLO'S BOOK, "THE TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO", WAS A DIRECT INSPIRATION TO COLUMBUS, WHOSE LIBRARY HELD AN EARLY PRINTED EDITION OF THE BOOK. IT WAS FULL OF HANDWRITTEN NOTES MADE BY COLUMBUS, WHO BELIEVED THAT THE LANDS OF CATHAY (CHINA) AND JAPAN THAT POLO DESCRIBED COULD BE REACHED BY SAILING WEST RATHER THAN TRAVELLING