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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Thomas Jefferson's Corps of Discovery included Captains Lewis and Clark and a crew of 28 men to chart a route from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean. All the crew but one volunteered for the mission. York, the enslaved man taken on the journey, did not choose to go. Slaves did not have choices. York's contributions to the expedition, however, were invaluable. The captains came to rely on York's judgement, determination, and peacemaking role with the...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
Traces the effort of Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke to discover the source of the Nile River, analyzing seven character traits shared by forefront explorers and how their examples can be applied to modern problems.
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Did a number of explorers discover the New World long before Christopher Columbus staked his claim in 1492? Explore the possibility that the Chinese, Japanese, Polynesians, Norse, Welsh, Irish, Ancient Hebrews, and the Solutreans all made it to the Americas earlier than Columbus. Rebuild the ships, trace the routes, test the artifacts, and analyze blood evidence to finally learn the answer to one of the greatest mysteries of all time: who really discovered...
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Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The stories of two dozen fascinating female explorers, from a wide range of eras, cultures, races, and economic backgrounds, are profiled in this entertaining and educational resource. Each of the women profiled overcame many obstacles to satisfy her curiosity and passions, including Eleanor Creesy, who was a ship's navigator in the 1800s; Kate Jackson, an insatiable investigator of venomous snakes whose work has led her to remote Africa and Latin...
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Series
Publisher
Sterling Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
He risked the great unknown ... and became the first man to reach the North Pole. But it took decades for the cloud of racism to lift and give African-American explorer Matthew Henson the rightful recognition for his extraordinary achievements. Here is the story of Henson's dramatic, groundbreaking life.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2004
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Examines the lives and achievements of approximately forty explorers from throughout history, looking at excursions to the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific, the Arctic and Antarctica, outer space, and the deep sea.
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
Set against the backdrop of the race to exploit Africa by the colonial powers, a story of courage and adventure brings to life the rivalry between two enemies--a decorated soldier and a young aristocrat/Army officer--as they set out to find the mysterious headwaters of the Nile River.
For millennia the location of the Nile River's headwaters was shrouded in mystery. Expeditions to find it were stymied by a giant labyrinthine swamp. In the 19th century...
16) Jacques Cousteau
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2022, c2022
Language
English
Description
In this title, readers will explore the undersea world with Jacques Cousteau. Follow Cousteau's journey as he travels the world documenting sea life, improving underwater gear, and protecting the environment.
17) Jacques Cartier
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2022, c2022
Language
English
Description
In this title, readers will explore North America with Jacques Cartier. Follow Cartier's journey on three voyages seeking the Northwest Passage. Along the way he becomes the first European to sail up the St. Lawrence River.
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2022, c2022
Language
English
Description
In this title, readers will explore sea routes around the world with Sir Francis Drake. Follow Drake's journeys as he sails the seas seeking wealth for England. Along the way he becomes the first Englishman to sail up the Pacific coast of South America.
19) John Cabot
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2022, c2022
Language
English
Description
In this title, readers will explore routes to Asia with John Cabot. Follow Cabot's journey on two voyages seeking the Northwest Passage. Along the way he surveys the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, and discovers the Grand Banks.
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
2022, c2022
Language
English
Description
In this title, readers will explore the Caribbean with Vasco Núñez de Balboa. Follow Balboa's journey on three voyages seeking wealth for Spain. Along the way he becomes the first European to see the Pacific Ocean.
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