Ten of the Best Adventures in the Jungle

By David West

Ten exciting stories feature famous explorers and their dangerous jungle adventures. Stories include: Gonzalo Pizarro's search for the city of El Dorado, Mary Kingsley's fall into a pit of stakes, Percy Fawcett and the lost city of Z, Henry Walter Bates' adventure in the Amazon, and Captain Barth Blake's search for Inca gold in the Amazon. Simple maps and feature boxes add additional details and help readers better understand the time period in which the explorations took place.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778718433
• ISBN13: 9780778718437
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6