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Marco Polo
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Michael Burgan |
A biography of the thirteenth-century Venetian explorer whose book about his travels across Asia and work for Kubla Khan helped to launch the Age of Exploration. |
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Marco Polo
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Stephen Feinstein |
"Examines the life of Italian explorer Marco Polo, including a childhood in Venice, his travels in China and the Mongol empire, his service to Kublai Khan, and his imprisonment in Genoa"--Provided by… |
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Titanic and other lost ships
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John Malam |
"Describes the historical circumstances that led to ships sinking and being lost, such as the Titanic and the Civil War submarine H.L. Hunley plus the archaeological discoveries that found evidence o… |
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Explorers of the New World
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Carla Mooney |
"Explorers of the New World: Discover the Golden Age of Exploration" offers a fascinating look at the explorers and their voyages during the Age of Exploration and Discovery. Readers ages 9-12 can de… |
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The first ships around the world
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W. D. Brownlee |
Describes the ships of the 14th-century and recounts the voyage of Magellan, explaining life aboard the ships and the instruments of navigation. |
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All that trash
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Meghan McCarthy |
Lowell Harrelson wanted to turn trash into methane gas so he rented a barge called Morbo 4000. His plan was to ship the garbage from New York to North Carolina, but as the barge floated down the coas… |
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How to babysit a leopard
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Ted Lewin |
"From Africa to Asia Pacific, from Europe to the United States of America, acclaimed authors/illustrators Ted and Betsy Lewin have roamed the earth taking on snakes, tracking mountain gorillas, and g… |
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By water
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Steve Parker |
"Gives a concise history of travel by land, water, air, or in space, showing the technology available today, in the near future, and in centuries to come"--Provided by publisher. |
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Mit Haut und Haar
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Frederik Hetmann |
Diese furiose Chronik des Jahrgangs 1934, beschreibt den Lebensstil einer Generation, deren Angehörige als Kinder Augenzeugen von Judenmißhandlungen wurden, sich mit zehn Jahren in der Bedienung von … |
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Around the world
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David Anson Russo |
Children are invited to join Sir Gordon Goodfellow as he travels around the world in search of twelve golden goblets, finding other items as well in pictures of each location along the way. |
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Deadly pole to pole
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Stephen Backshall |
TV star and explorer Steve Backshall shares diary extracts, adventures and stunning photos from his latest BBC series and his deadliest adventure yet - an epic global journey circumnavigating the pla… |
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Seldovia Sam and the sea otter rescue
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Susan Woodward Springer |
Sam rescues and cares for an abandoned baby sea otter until it can be taken to a zoo. |
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Let's go traveling
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Robin Rector Krupp |
Presents a trip to the prehistoric caves of France, the pyramids of Egypt, the Maya temples of Mexico, and other ancient wonders of the world. |
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Anno's Journey
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Mitsumasa Anno |
Told through brilliant illustrations, a colorful, wordless book takes young readers on a wonderous tour of northern Europe, seeing its landscape, geography, and architecture along the way. |
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The Mutiny on Board H.M.S. Bounty
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William Bligh |
Captain William Bligh recounts his experiences in 1789 when his ship "Bounty" was taken over in a mutiny and he and a crew of eighteen men were set adrift in an open boat in the southern Pacific Ocea… |
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I'll Ask You Three Times, Are You OK?
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Naomi Shihab Nye |
"I am a poet," I said. "It is my destiny to do strange things."My father gripped the wheel of his car. "I am the chauffeur for foolishness."We said no more. Foolhardy missions. Life-altering conversa… |
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The boy who sailed 'round the world alone
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Robin Lee Graham |
Recounts the voyage of a California sixteen-year-old who spent nearly five years sailing alone around the world. |
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Neverland
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Steven Frimmer |
Describes the history of such legendary places as Atlantis and El Dorado and the many voyages undertaken throughout the centuries in search of these and other mythical places. |
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Big-enough Anna
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Pam Flowers |
Describes how a small dog became the lead dog as her musher, Pam Flowers, prepared for and made her historic journey alone across the North American Arctic. |
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Pirates
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Philip Steele,David Cordingly |
Discusses when and where pirates typically lived and what their activities were. |
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