“Around the World Following the Trails of Geographical Discoveries” is an incredible adventure that will take you aboard famous ships—Columbus’s “Santa María,” “Kruzenshtern,” Captain Tasman’s “Hemskerk,” and many others. This audiobook will immerse you in a thrilling and sometimes dangerous world of sailors who dared to sail into unknown waters. Young listeners will set off together with Vikings on their first voyage, discover the New World, and make a circumnavigation that forever changed how we understand the planet. Uncover the secrets of the Seven Seas! You’ll find stories about legendary pioneers who cut through the vastness of the ocean, opening new lands and expanding human knowledge. Learn about the outstanding feats of Vasco da Gama, James Cook, Miklouho-Maclay, Afanasy Nikitin, and other brave sailors whose adventures inspire generations of explorers. With this book you’ll learn:
— what boats the ancient Egyptians had;
— who first discovered America;
— how Ivan Kruzenshtern found out that the sea glows;
— why Semyon Dezhnyov was the bravest sailor.