Book
Kon Tiki
- Published
- 1950
- Genre
- Biography
- Publisher
- Rand McNally
- Pages
- 240
- Words
- 79477
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/790171.Kon_Tiki?ac=1&from_search=true
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 8.0
- AR interest level
- UG — upper grades, 9–12
- Lexile
- 1310L
- Suggested reading age
- ages 14–18
- Ambleside year
- Years 8–9 · ages 13–17
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Kon-Tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure -- a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a mythical hero, Kon-Tiki. He decided to prove his theory by duplicating the legendary voyage.
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780685042168
- ISBN-10
- 0685042162
Tags
Adventure-SurvivalBoatsNatural Environments-Oceans/SeasRecommended Reading-California Recommended Lit., English, 9-12Sports/Recreation-Travel