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1) Explorer

Author

Matthews, Rupert

Series

Eyewitness books

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Looks at the worlds of Amelia Earhart, Jacques Cousteau, Marco Polo and other famous explorers, sharing real-life photographs of their equipment and personal possessions as well as objects they found.

2) The Ni~na, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria

Author

Fradin, Dennis B

Series

A first book

Publisher

F. Watts

Pub. Date

1991

Language

English

Description

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A biography of Christopher Columbus, focusing on his voyage to America aboard the three famous ships.

3) Christopher Columbus

Series

Famous explorers

Publisher

PowerKids Press

Pub. Date

[2001]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Brief text and illustrations chronicle the life, voyages, and discoveries of the intrepid explorer.

4) Matthew Henson

Author

Gleiter, Jan

Series

Raintree stories

Publisher

Raintree Childrens Books

Pub. Date

[1988]

Language

English

Description

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Traces the life of the black explorer who accompanied Robert E. Peary in his discovery of the North Pole in 1909.

5) The South Pole

Author

Dickmann, Nancy

Series

Read me! Explorer tales
Read me!)

Publisher

Raintree

Pub. Date

c2013

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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A very basic introduction to Antarctica and some of the people who first explored it.

6) Mountain men of the West

Author

Burger, James P

Series

The library of the westward expansion

Publisher

PowerKids Press

Pub. Date

[2002]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

7) Juan Ponce de Leon

Author

Manning, Ruth

Series

Groundbreakers

Publisher

Heinemann Library

Pub. Date

[2001]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Describes the life of the Spanish explorer who first came to the New World with Columbus and went on to become governor of Puerto Rico and later came to Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth.

8) Hernán Cortés: the life of a Spanish conquistador

Author

West, David

Series

Graphic nonfiction: biographies
Graphic nonfiction biographies

Publisher

Rosen Pub. Group

Pub. Date

[2005]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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In graphic art format, presents the life of Hernan Cortes, whose 1519 expedition led to the conquest of the Aztec Empire in 1521.

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1) Explorer

2) The Ni~na, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria

3) Christopher Columbus

4) Matthew Henson

5) The South Pole

6) Mountain men of the West

7) Juan Ponce de Leon

8) Hernán Cortés: the life of a Spanish conquistador

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