Legendary Routes of the World takes<br>its readers on a splendid popup<br>journey through some of the<br>planet's most famous itineraries.<br>It includes the pioneering<br>Aéropostale, which was the first<br>French airborne mail delivery system<br>that connected France with<br>South America; the transatlantic<br>single-handed yacht race dubbed<br>the Rhum Route; the Silk Road<br>connecting the Asian continent's<br>east and west through trade;<br>Route 66 in the United States,<br>which is ingrained in popular culture<br>as the setting for countless<br>travel narratives; and the impressive<br>lunar expedition of 1969.<br>Each one of these legendary<br>routes is inventively presented<br>as a double-page pop-up spread<br>accompanied by interesting anecdotes<br>and information. This is a<br>visually striking gift book whose<br>clever engineering and iconic<br>illustrations inspire wonder in<br>both children and adults.