Kon-Tiki and I

Erik Hesselberg - Author

Hesselberg recounts the Kon-Tiki expedition’s 4,300-mile raft voyage across the ocean from his own experience, accompanied by his sketches.

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Non-fictionIllustrated book

Themes in Context

A participant’s account of an expedition

Hesselberg relates the Kon-Tiki expedition’s raft voyage across 4,300 miles of ocean through his own experience, with sketches.Exploratory / explanatory

How the book presents it: The book presents the voyage through one participant’s account and sketches, an informational approach shaped by personal perspective.

Talk about: How do Hesselberg’s sketches and personal account shape what the reader learns about the voyage?

Why It May Be Worth Reading

The combination of a personal account and sketches offers a way to explore how one participant recorded an expedition, rather than encountering the voyage only as a bare itinerary.

What Deserves Attention

The central subject is an ocean crossing by raft.

A Conversation Worth Having

What might a sketch show about Hesselberg’s experience of the voyage that a written account might not?

Reading Approach

Read a short section alongside its illustrations, pausing to compare what each conveys. This gives you a practical way to explore the book’s combination of account and sketches.

Confidence & Basis

Theme indicators describe how the book presents a topic; they are not a verdict on the whole book or your family's values. Confidence reflects how much book-specific material was checked. Only part of the book information was available, so some details remain unconfirmed.

What remains unconfirmed

A participant’s account of an expedition: Some details of this treatment remain unclear.

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Limited information

Checked: 2 October 2026.

Relevant to: A participant’s account of an expedition

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