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Author
Publisher
Konecky & Konecky
Pub. Date
[2009?]
Language
English
Description
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched in 1977. Since then they have traveled farther than any human object. Voyager 1 is now over 10 billion miles from the sun and is headed to the utmost boundary of our solar system. This book, originally published under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institution, tells the story of their journey through the solar system and beyond. The authors' unparalleled access to NASA archives and imagery make this authoritative...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A fascinating new history of America, told through the stories of a diverse cast of ten extraordinary-and often overlooked-adventurers, from Sacagawea to Sally Ride, who pushed the boundaries of discovery and determined our national destiny"--
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In 1492, Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas. Or did he? Look at all the facts and discover the fiction through primary sources, infographics, and leveled text. Readers will learn the full story about Christopher Columbus's famous voyage"--
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 660L
Language
English
Description
"In 1910, Sir Robert Falcon Scott led a team of Englishmen racing to be the first people to reach the South Pole. Amidst frigid temperatures and raging winds, Scott and four others made it to the pole only to find that another team had gotten there first. Low on morale and facing ever-plunging temperatures, the trek home would prove a harrowing task. Find out if Scott and his men ever made it back home from their frigid adventure"--
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an Imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Description
"Hold on to your Viking helmets as you learn about the first known European to set foot on North America in this exciting addition to the Who Was? Series! Leif Erikson was born to be an explorer. His father, Erik the Red, had established the first European settlement in present-day Greenland, and although he didn't yet know it, Leif was destined to embark on an adventure of his own. The wise and striking Viking landed in the area known as Vinland...
8) Daniel Boone
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Pub
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces historical figures who devoted their lives to improving the world.
Publisher
Saddleback Educational Pub
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents a graphic novel depicting the discovery and exploration of America from 1500 to 1750. Discusses the explorations of Christopher Columbus, Ponce de Leon, Vasco Balboa, Hernando de Soto, Francisco de Coronado, and others culminating with the establishment of the Plymouth colony.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 750L
Language
English
Description
"In 1845, Sir John Franklin commanded two ships on an expedition to find a Northwest Passage from England through the Arctic and over to Asia. If successful, the route would be a faster way to get goods from Asia to Europe and back. But success was not in the cards for Franklin's expedition. Only recently, the sunken ships were discovered in the icy Arctic waters. What happened to Franklin and his men, and what messages did they leave behind?"--
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Description
"Join two daredevil journalists, Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland, as they race against each other--and the ticking clock--to circle the globe in fewer than 80 days. And by any means possible--ship, train, even foot! Bly, energetic and scrappy, and Bisland, poetic and sophisticated, shared one common goal: to prove that women could not only travel the world but were just as curious, capable, and courageous as any man. Did it really matter who won...
