About the book: 2024 / "Around the World in the Footsteps of Geographical Discoveries" - an incredible adventure that will take you on board the famous ships - "Santa Maria" "Columbus, "Kruzenshtern", "Heemskerk" of Captain Tasman and many others. This colorful and informative book will take you into the exciting and sometimes dangerous world of seafarers who dared to sail unknown waters. Young readers will join the Vikings on their first voyage, discover the New World and circumnavigate the world, which forever changed our understanding of the planet. Uncover the secrets of the seven seas! You will find stories about the legendary discoverers who sailed the vast expanses of the ocean, discovering new lands and expanding human knowledge. Learn about the outstanding exploits of Vasco da Gama, James Cook, Miklouho-Maclay, Afanasy Nikitin and other brave sailors, whose adventures inspire generations of explorers. With this book you will learn: - what kind of boats the ancient Egyptians had; - who first discovered America; - how Ivan Kruzenshtern found out that the sea glows; why Semyon Dezhnev is the most courageous navigator.