PBS looks at explorers Cortes, Orellana, Pizarro and Cabeza de Vaca.
http://www.pbs.org/conquistadors/

European explorations.
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/exploration/early_ex.html
http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/

You wouldn't want to be a polar explorer! This Web book helps you to understand the struggles and difficulties of exploring the polar regions.
http://www.salariya.com/web_books/explorer/

Great site for explorers, some with clipart.
http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/History/Explorers/

Explorations is risky business. Here is a list of explorers who died and how they died on their voyages.
http://www.win.tue.nl/cs/fm/engels/discovery/death.html

Biographies of explorers around the world.
http://www.google.com/Top/Kids_and_Teens/People_and_Society/Biography/
   Explorers/Champlain,_Samuel_de/
http://www.dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/People_and_Society/Biography/Explorers/
http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Explorers.html

World explorers and exploration links.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/ http://www.kidskonnect.com/Explorers/ExplorersHome.html http://directory.google.com/Top/Kids_and_Teens/People_and_Society/Biography/Explorers/ http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/explorersdropdown.htm

September 2008