Those Magnificent Voyagers of the Pacific

Non-fiction/Picture book | Rick Fisher and Andrew Crowe | David Bateman Ltd | Available on MightyApe.co.nz

Careful and diligent research weaves through an historical account of travellers through the Pacific from 3000BC to today. Authors Rick Fisher and Andrew Crowe mix art and photography to illustrate skills of global navigators sailing through the Pacific as well as the beautiful and sometimes terrifying interactions with each other. Not only does this expository non-fiction clearly connect historical movements through the Pacific, but it also offers facts about the land and sea throughout. We come away with a richer understanding of how the Pacific was navigated by explorers from the islands, as well as from Greece, India, Britain and America. (Reviewed by Talya Coates)