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Captain Cook / by Jim Ollhoff.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ollhoff, Jim, Author.
- Series:
- Great explorers (ABDO Publishing Company)
- Great explorers Captain Cook
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cook, James, 1728-1779--Travel--Juvenile literature.
- Cook, James.
- Explorers--Great Britain--Biography.
- Explorers.
- Voyages around the world.
- Oceania--Discovery and exploration.
- Oceania.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, MN : ABDO Publishing Company, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This title introduces readers to Captain Cook, the great explorer who mapped thousands of miles of uncharted territory. Cook's life story is examined from his childhood to his marriage and his service in the Royal Navy. Early influences are covered including Cook's development as an astronomer.
- Contents:
- Unknown lands
- Birth and early years
- The mapmaker
- First voyage
- Second voyage
- Third voyage
- Cook's legacy
- Timeline
- Glossary
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9781624013294
- 1624013295
- 9781624011283
- 1624011284
- OCLC:
- 857819682
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