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5) Marco Polo
Series
Publisher
Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Discover the story of Marco Polo, the most famous European to travel to Asia in the 13th century.
6) Explorers
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Anyone can be an explorer. But every explorer must be brave and determined. Meet the men and women who have pushed themselves to the limit"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Traces the divisive effort of adventurers 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 practically applied to modern problems.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When William Beebe was born in 1877, scientists had only begun to explore the natural world, a world that fascinated Beebe even as a child. He studied migratory birds, rain forest canopies, and ocean depths. Beebe was a pioneer of ecology, observing wildlife in their natural habitats.
Author
Series
Publisher
bLonely Planet Global Limited
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Get ready to travel across the world and back into history, to meet some of the world’s greatest explorers in this big fun, fully illustrated reference book. Readers will learn about both famous - and these days sometimes controversial - names, such as Columbus, Magellan and Roald Amundsen, plus little-known ones, from a broad range of cultures and backgrounds. These include Jeanne Bare, the first woman to circumnavigate the Earth (which she...
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the early nineteenth-century journey of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark through the Louisiana Purchase and beyond, for the purpose of exploring and charting the land.
Author
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Provides a look at the work of ground-breaking conservationist, Sylvia Earle, and her work to protect oceans and ocean life, covering her inspiration, methods, findings, and the impact of her work.
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"You might know that Columbus discovered America, Lewis and Clark headed west with Sacajawea, and Sally Ride blasted into space. But what do you really know about these bold explorers? What were they like as kids? What pets or bad habits did they have? And what drove their passion to explore unknown parts of the world? With juicy tidbits about everything from favorite foods to first loves, Lives of the Explorers reveals these fascinating adventurers...
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