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English
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Until a thousand years ago, no humans ventured into the Atlantic or imagined traversing its vastness. But once the first daring mariners successfully navigated to far shores, whether it was the Vikings, the Irish, the Chinese, Christopher Columbus in the north, or the Portuguese and the Spanish in the south, the Atlantic evolved in the world's growing consciousness of itself as an enclosed body of water bounded by the Americas to the West, and by...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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In this tribute to the Sierra Nevada mountains, the author explores what makes this span of mountains one of the most compelling places on Earth and shares his own personal experiences to inspire other travel readers to prepare for a life-changing adventure.
5) Greece
Series
Publisher
Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Students will learn about Greece's unique contribution to our global village called Earth! The program includes information on the geography, history, political system, currency, language, religion and climate. A young tour guide will also show a few of the most famous sites and sample the delicious food.
Author
Publisher
Bellevue Literary Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"A Selection of the Library of Science, History, and Military Book Clubs "One of the finest science writers I've ever read." -Los Angeles Times "Ellard has a knack for distilling obscure scientific theories into practical wisdom." -New York Times Book Review "[Ellard] mak[es] even the most mundane entomological experiment or exegesis of psychological geekspeak feel fresh and fascinating." -NPR "Colin Ellard is one of the world's foremost thinkers...
11) Explorer
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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.
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"You are about to take a flight through and around Lake Tahoe, viewing the landscape as earth scientists. See evidence of extreme events: earthquakes that formed steep cliffs, a volcanic mountain range that closed off the valley, glaciation that gouged canyons and dammed the outlet, droughts that lasted over a thousand years, and an underwater landslide that caused a huge, destructive tsunami, recreated by computer simulation. Our appreciation of...
16) Annihilation
Publisher
Paramount Home Media Distribution
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Biologist and former soldier Lena is shocked when her missing husband comes home near death from a top-secret mission into The Shimmer, a mysterious quarantine zone from which no one has ever returned. Now, Lena and her elite team must enter a beautiful, deadly world of mutated landscapes and creatures, to discover how to stop the growing phenomenon that threatens all life on Earth.
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the quest of Portuguese explorers to find a route around Africa to Asia, focusing on the adventures of such famous leaders as Prince Henry the Navigator, Bartholomeu Dias, and Vasco da Gama.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Learn all about the highest and lowest places on Earth and find out what it takes for life to survive in these extreme locations."--
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