The Impossible Voyage of Kon-Tiki

by Deborah Kogan Ray

Book Overview

Combining history with culture, the ocean with exploration, and risk with triumph--this rich offering is the only picture book account of Thor Heyerdahl's world-famous Kon-Tiki expedition, during which he sailed a raft 5,000 miles from the coast of South America to the islands of the South Pacific. Author Deborah Kogan Ray clearly and succinctly sets up how Norwegian anthropologist Heyerdahl became convinced that ancient Peruvians arrived in the South...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580896200
• ISBN13: 9781580896207
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.8" x 11.5"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5