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Author
Publisher
Crabtree
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 1020L
Language
English
Description
Explores the life and adventures of sixteenth-century Portuguese explore Ferdinand Magellan, and describes his voyages and mission to discover a westward passage from Spain to the Spice Islands.
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 1060L
Language
English
Description
Presents a short biography of eighteenth-century explorer, James Cook, and chronicles his early life and voyages, his life at sea, and the legacy he left behind.
Author
Publisher
Crabtree
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 1180L
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life and adventures of thirteenth-century Italian explorer Marco Polo, and describes his experiences in the Orient and in Asia, his seventeen years at the court of the Kublai Khan, and the legacy he left behind.
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 1020L
Language
English
Description
Discusses Robert Peary and Matthew Henson's expedition to the North Pole in 1909, describing their early lives, their previous attempts to reach the Pole, their experiences in the Arctic, and the Inuit people, and includes a recipe for "Greenland stew."
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 1110L
Language
English
Description
Famous for his search for the legendary Fountain of Youth, Spanish conquistador Ponce de Leon is credited with the discovery of Florida in 1513 and much more. This book examines the life of this explorer and his many discoveries.
Author
Publisher
Crabtree
Pub. Date
[2006]
Lexile measure
IG 1130L
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life and adventures of sixteenth-century French explorer Samuel de Champlain, and describes his voyages from France to North America in search of a trade route to Asia, the founding of Acadia,and the colonization of New France.
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 1080L
Language
English
Description
A biography of the European explorer whose expeditions led to the building of French settlements at the present-day cities of Montreal and Quebec City in Canada.
Author
Publisher
Crabtree
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
IG 1090L
Language
English
Description
Presents a brief biography of undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau that describes his early life and work including his creation of the Aqua Lung in 1943 that was useful to the war effort.
