Kon-Tiki and I by Hesselberg, Erik (Story and artwork by) - 1970

Englewood Cliffs NJ.: Prentice Hall., 1970. "Prentice-Hall Library Binding".. Hard cover. Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Jacket had been protected. Book has tape residue. Clean pages.. 1 Text in English, some Norwegian. 71 p. Pen&Ink line art. Audience: General/trade. Written for ages 10 and up, this is a children's account of Thor Heyerdahl quest to reproduce the excursion some 1500 years earlier by the Peruvian legend Kon-Tiki. When he lived, the sun was the greatest god, and Kon-Tiki stood between the sun and the people. When his city was attacked, he escaped to the coast. He and friends set out on balsa-wood rafts across the Pacific. Confident Kon-Tiki had made it to Polynesia, Heyerdalh and 5 others climbed aboard balsa-wood rafts and after 4300 miles, arrived in Polynesia. It was "a fast-paced, treacherous, and exciting adventure", from front jacket flap. Wonderful artwork.