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Eyre: The Forgotten Explorer by Ivan Rudolph
$39.99 AUD
Category: Australian
Edward John Eyre was one of the bravest explorers to tackle the unforgiving Australian outback - and one of the youngest. Lake Eyre, the Eyre Peninsula, the Eyre Highway that traverses the Nullarbor between Adelaide and Perth, and many other landmarks are named after him - so why do Australians know so ...Show more
Moominvalley for the Curious Explorer: A Pull Out Pop Up Book by Tove Jansson
$13.00 AUD
Category: Pop-Up | Series: Moomins
Hidden in the furthest northern corner of the forest is the Magical land of Moominvalley. Come and explore its Beautiful surroundings, and meet its extraordinary inhabitants.
History Mysteries: The Lost Explorer by Mark Greenwood
$12.99 AUD
Category: Fiction (8 to 12 years) | Series: History Mysteries Ser.
In 1848 the famous explorer Ludwig Leichhardt sets out on an epic journey. His aim is to cross Australia from east to west, but he never reaches his destination and no one from his expedition is ever seen again. Countless search parties set out to look for the expedition but no trace is ever found. Unti ...Show more
Burke & Wills: The Triumph and Tragedy of Australia's Most Famous Explorers by Peter FitzSimons
$50.00 AUD
Category: Historical
'They have left here today!' he calls to the others. When King puts his hand down above the ashes of the fire, it is to find it still hot. There is even a tiny flame flickering from the end of one log. They must have left just hours ago.' MELBOURNE, 20 AUGUST 1860. In an ambitious quest to be the first ...Show more
Burke and Wills - The Triumph and Tragedy of Australia's Most Famous Explorers by Peter FitzSimons
$35.00 AUD
Category: Australian
'They have left here today!' he calls to the others. When King puts his hand down above the ashes of the fire, it is to find it still hot. There is even a tiny flame flickering from the end of one log. They must have left just hours ago. MELBOURNE, 20 AUGUST 1860. In an ambitious quest to be the first E ...Show more
The Tiny Explorers by Kat Macleod
$26.00 AUD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Tiny Professions Ser.
Join the Tiny Explorers on a treasure hunt through the garden! Kat Macleod's luscious mixed-media artwork explores the natural world up close. Seemingly ordinary elements - grass, leaves, bugs and blooms - become mighty and magical when seen from their vantage point. And hiding amid this nature wonderla ...Show more
The Incredible Life of Hubert Wilkins: Australia's greatest explorer by Peter FitzSimons
$50.00 AUD
Category: General
The extraordinary, must-read story of the brave, bold Hubert Wilkins - Australia's most adventurous explorer, naturalist, photographer, war hero, aviator, spy and daredevil - brought to life by one of Australia's greatest storytellers. Sir Hubert Wilkins is one of the most remarkable Australians who eve ...Show more
Explorers: Amazing Tales of the World's Greatest Adventurers (HB) by Nellie Huang
$35.00 AUD
Category: Information Books
Meet famous explorers and adventurers in this exciting non-fiction storybook for children. Venture into steaming jungles in search of lost temples, fight off frostbite in the Arctic, and blast off into space!Great explorers have one thing in common - a desire to leap into the unknown, no matter how dang ...Show more
The Year 1000 - When Explorers Connected the World - and Globalization Began by Valerie Hansen
$40.00 AUD
Category: Political
From celebrated Yale professor Valerie Hansen, a groundbreaking work of history showing that bold explorations and daring trade missions connected all of the world's great societies for the first time at the end of the first millennium. In history, myth often abides. It was long assumed that the centuri ...Show more
The Devil's Atlas: An Explorer's Guide to Heavens, Hells and Afterworlds by Edward Brooke-Hitching
$50.00 AUD
Category: Art
Edward Brooke-Hitching, author of the international bestseller The Phantom Atlas delivers an atlas unlike any other. The Devil's Atlas is an illustrated guide to the heavens, hells and lands of the dead as imagined throughout history by cultures and religions around the world. Packed with colourful ma ...Show more
Atlas Obscura, 2nd Edition: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders by Joshua Foer, Ella Morton, Dylan Thuras, Atlas Obscura
$58.00 AUD
Category: History | Series: Atlas Obscura Ser.
Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura celebrates over 700 of the strangest and most curious places in the world. The second edition, revised and updated with 20% new material, reveals more hidden wonders. Among them: The Glowing Termite Mounds of Emas Brazil, The secretive FBI Spy H ...Show more
The Great Explorers by Robin Hanbury-Tenison
$49.95 AUD
Category: History
This book profiles forty of the worlds greatest explorers, from Europe, America, Asia and Australia. These are the men and women who changed our perception of the world through their courageous explorations, opening our eyes to the physical, natural and historical wealth around us. Under the aegis of Ro ...Show more