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1202) The new world, 1500-1750
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
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
Union Square Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Description
When eleven-year-old Matthew Henson ran away from his cruel stepmother to find a new life in the big city, no one could have predicted that he would become the first man to reach the North Pole. With a little luck and a lot of hard work, Matthew found a life of adventure on the high seas and in the Arctic. But back home in America his achievements were largely overlooked because he was Black. Race to the Frozen North tells his remarkable true story....
