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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"In The Explorers, New York Times bestselling author Martin Dugard shares the rich saga of the Burton and Speke expedition. To better understand their motivations and ultimate success, Dugard guides readers through the seven vital traits that Burton and Speke, as well as many of history's legendary explorers, called upon to see their impossible journeys through to the end: curiosity, hope, passion, courage, independence, self-discipline, and perseverance."--www.Amazon.com....
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Take an inspiring journey around the world and discover the stories of some remarkable women explorers. We Are Explorers tells the stories of fourteen women whose adventurous spirit and curiosity saw them discover the world. Their exhilarating life stories are told by the equally adventurous author and illustrator Kari Herbert, whose father was the celebrated British polar explorer Sir Wally Herbert. Herbert's engaging style of story-telling brings...
Author
Publisher
Otter-Barry Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
21 amazing women explorers and adventurers from all over the world From Aud the Deep-Minded, an early voyager to Iceland, and Sacagawea who guided the Lewis and Clark expedition across the USA, to Mae Jemison, the first black woman in space and Arunima Sinha, the first woman amputee to climb Mount Everest, this book shows the incredible courage, determination and power of women explorers over the last 1200 years. These women have led the way exploring...
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"This fascinating new installment in the popular Lives of ... series of collective biographies is full of juicy tidbits about history's greatest explorers"--
"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...
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A few years ago, Mark Adams made a strange discovery: everything we know about the lost city of Atlantis comes from the work of one man, the Greek philosopher Plato. He sets out to uncover the truth behind the legendary lost city.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Editions, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Read amazing stories about Martin Luther King, Jr., Amelia Earhart, Mohandas Gandhi, and many other fascinating and inspiring people from all over the world. These colorful and kid-friendly pages introduce younger readers to more than 50 people and their interesting lives,"--page [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"In 1910, Captain Robert Scott prepared his crew for a trip that no one had ever completed: a journey to the South Pole. He vowed to get there any way he could, even if it meant looking death in the eye. Then, not long before he set out, the telegram arrived: "Proceeding to Antarctic - Roald Amundsen." What was to be an expedition had become a race. One hundred and eight years later, Captain Louis Rudd readied himself for a similarly grueling task:...
15) Leif Eriksson
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Learn about the famous Viking explorer.
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