Born in Weimar in 1990, Thekla Priebst studied visual communication at Bauhaus University Weimar and Berlin Weissensee School of Art. Since 2017, she has been living with her small family on the west coast of Portugal, where she works as a freelance art director and illustrator. With her flair for composition and colour, as well as a typographic sensibility, Thekla designs books from the first to the last page. The glorious The Voyage That Changed the World is her debut as author-illustrator. She has the ability to hold her breath for a long time because she likes to surf big waves.

• INTRODUCTIONA Rare and Precious TreasureThe Spice TradeThe Maritime Race for SpiceThe Navigator’s GambitEUROPEInto the UnknownThe SailorsOne Mission, Many LanguagesSea of RivalryGuiding LightsBecalmed and BetrayedSOUTH AMERICAArrival in the Jungle BayForbidden ParadiseCurious ExchangesFrostbitten HopesMutiny and MisfortuneAn Inhumane DeceitStorms and SaltwaterLost in the MazeTears of TriumphOCEANAThe Wide Blue YonderAdrift in the Known UnknownDesolate SeasShadows on the ShoreSOUTH EAST ASIAWhispers of the ArchipelagoEchoes of Conquest and ResistanceThe Unyielding ShoreThe BetrayalA Leaderless CrewThe End of the QuestWhere the Clove Tree GrowsDivergent PathsAFRICAThe Sole StopEUROPETriumph and TragedyReturn of the VictoriaBeyond ClovesThe LegacyGLOSSARY

★ "With vibrant visuals and an incisive narrative, this compelling new look at the Age of Exploration is a first purchase for children’s nonfiction collections."