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Author
Publisher
Quercus
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A whaler's daughter, Flora Mackie first crossed the Arctic Circle at the age of twelve and fell in love with the cold and unforgiving terrain. In 1889, she sets out to become a scientist and explorer. Despite those who believe that a young woman has no place in this harsh world of men, her determination leads her back to northern Greenland at the head of a British expedition. Yearning for wider horizons, American geologist Jakob de Beyn joins a rival...
67) Great adventures that changed our world: the world's great explorers, their triumphs and tragedies
Publisher
Reader's Digest Association
Pub. Date
[1978]
Language
English
Author
Series
Littles volume 8
Publisher
Scholastic Book Services
Pub. Date
[1978]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
440L
Language
English
Description
The Little family, tiny people less than six inches tall, find maps and papers in a secret room that may clear up the mystery surrounding Grandpa Little's disappearance.
74) Early explorers
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
Explorers are people who visit unknown lands to discover new and exciting things. This title give examples of some of history's most famous explorers. From Eric the Red to Christopher Columbus. Each explorer's voyage and adventures are detailed.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Presenting the subject on a truly global scale, historian Fernández-Armesto tracks the pathfinders who, over the last five millennia, laid down the routes of contact that have drawn together the farthest reaches of the world. From the maritime expeditions connecting Queen Hatshepsut's Egypt to the exotic land of Punt in the second millennium BCE, through the merchants and missionaries of the ancient Silk Roads and the great Iberian explorers of...
77) Beyond the pond
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 660L
Language
English
Description
A stunning picture book about the power of imagination, perfect for fans of Extra Yarn and Journey, from debut author-illustrator Joseph Kuefler. Just behind an ordinary house filled with too little fun, Ernest D. decides that today will be the day he explores the depths of his pond. Beyond the pond, he discovers a not-so-ordinary world that will change him forever.
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
NC 1130L
Language
English
Description
Extreme scientists battle some of the Earth's most intense conditions, from hurricanes to caves to the crowns of towering redwoods, in order to save lives, preserve species, and help us to better understand the way our planet works.