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Presents information about explorers from throughout history including the Polynesians, the Vikings, Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, James Cook, Lewis and Clark, and Ernest Shackleton among others. Also discusses mapmakers, early navigation tools, women explorers, scientists exploring the oceans today, and the future of exploration in space. Includes a comprehension quiz, glossary, index, and guide for parents.
2) Lift
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From the award-winning and bestselling creators of Drawn Together comes the fantastic tale of a magical elevator that will lift your spirits--and press all the right buttons! Iris loves to push the elevator buttons in her apartment building, but when it's time to share the fun with a new member of the family, she's pretty put out. That is, until the sudden appearance of a mysterious new button opens up entire realms of possibility, places where she...
4) New worlds
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This title teaches readers about the first brave, but sometimes ill-informed, explorers who set out to discover new lands.
10) John Cabot
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Describes the life and voyages of the Italian-born explorer who claimed land in the New World for England in 1497.
12) Leif Eriksson
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Describes the life, journey, and lasting impact upon world history of explorer Leif Eriksson.
15) Henry Hudson
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Describes the adventures of the seventeenth-century English explorer, from his search for a short route from Europe to the Orient to his mysterious disappearance after members of his crew mutinied.
17) Matthew Henson
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Introduces Matthew Henson, the African American explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on the first successful expedition to the North Pole in 1909.
19) Hernando de Soto
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A biography of the wealthy Spanish explorer who became the first white man to cross the Mississippi.