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The Impossible Voyage of Kon-Tiki
written and illustrated by Deborah Kogan Ray
Ages: 9+
Published: 2015
Publisher: Charlesbridge
ISBN: 978-1-58089-620-7
Keywords: Exploration
In 1947 Norwegian anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl set out to prove, by replicating their journey, that the Incans had voyaged by raft to the South Pacific islands. Dramatic watercolors.