An Atlas of Lost Kingdoms (eBook)

Discover Mythical Lands, Lost Cities and Vanished Islands

Emily Hawkins (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
96 Seiten
Wide Eyed Editions (Verlag)
978-0-7112-6281-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Shortlisted for Childrens Travel Book of the Year, Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2023 On this quest around the world, you will discover lost kingdoms, phantom islands, and even legendary continents once sought by explorers but now believed to be mythical. For centuries, people have dreamed of finding the lost worlds of Atlantis, El Dorado, and the Seven Cities of Gold. As well as shedding light on these famously elusive places, this atlas contains maps and captivating illustrations to illuminate lesser-known destinations, from the lost island of Hy-Brasil to the desert city of Zerzura. You will learn about rich mythologies from different cultures, from the Aztecs to the ancient Britons, from the Greek legends to Japanese folklore. Most of the places in this book have never been found, but within these pages you will succeed where the adventurers of the past were thwarted. Learn about ancient maps, age-old manuscripts, and cryptic carvings that reveal clues to the whereabouts of these lost kingdoms. The journey will transport you to thoroughly other-worldly places. From Emily HawkinsNew York Times bestselling author of Oceanologycomes this whimsical blend of myth and history, fact and fantasy. This lavish volume will fire the imaginations of young adventurers everywhere.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.10.2022
• Reihe/Serie: Lost Atlases
• Reihe/Serie: Lost Atlases
• Illustrationen: Lauren Mark Baldo
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
• Schlagworte: 1 • 10 • 2 • 7 year old • 9 • Adventure • age 8 • ancient lands • Anthropology • archaeology • Archeology • armchair travel • Around the World • Atlantis • aztecs • Babylon • BIG • Briton • Camelot • children • Continent • cryptic carving • Culture • curious • Different • Diverse • El Dorado • Emperor • Empire • Explorer • fact book • Fantasy • first grade • Folklore • freaky • Geography • Gift • Greek • hand drawn • Hanging Gardens • Hidden • History • Homeschooling • Illustrated • Image • Information • Japanese • kalihari • King • Knights • Legend • Lore • lost worlds book for kids • Manuscript • map • Mesopotamia • monkey god • Mu • Mystery • mythical • Mythology • Nonfiction • odyssey • PAST • Phantom • Picture • Place • present • princes • princesses • Puzzle • Queen of Sheba • Real Life • Reference • Religion • Second • Secret • seven cities of gold • Sociology • Temple • unsolved • Warrior • Xanadu
• ISBN-10: 0-7112-6281-0 / 0711262810
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7112-6281-2 / 9780711262812