Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air by Stewart Ross-ADVISABLE

Ross, Stewart.  Biesty, Stephen. Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found Their Way by Land, Sea, and Air, 96 pages. Candlewick, 2011. $19.99. “Sail to North America with Leif Eriksson, ride a camel with Marco Polo on the Silk Road, fly over the North Pole in Umberto Nobile’s gigantic airship, land on the moon with the crew of Apollo 11…  Join history’s bravest explorers in some of the most daring journeys ever made!”  This great book highlights 14 of the greatest explorations in history.  Fold out maps and charts make the stories more interesting and fun.  It is a great informational book that could be used in upper elementary and even middle school to help with reports and projects.  EL.  MS.  ADVISABLE. Reviewer: SL