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1) Explorer
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Photographs and text examine the history of explorers and exploration, and highlight many of their discoveries.
Author
Language
Español
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El profesor alemán Otto Lidenbrock descubre un escrito cifrado de un sabio islandés del siglo XII que afirma haber llegado al centro de la Tierra: Arne Saknussemm (basado en la figura de Arne Magnussen, escritor y recopilador de sagas nórdicas).
El profesor Lidenbrock pretende seguir los pasos de Saknussemm, y emprende una expedición acompañado por su escéptico sobrino Axel y el impasible guía islandés Hans.
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Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"A quick examination of her roots, and one may never have guessed that Mireya Mayor would become the woman she is today. Yet, against all odds, this self-professed former "girly girl" daughter of overprotective Cuban immigrants blossomed from NFL cheerleader to Fulbright Scholar to field scientist and ultimately, quintessential adventurer. Now, with more than a decade's worth of thrilling exploits under her belt, Mayor recounts her life in a riveting,...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Discover how the greatest explorers in history plunged into the unknown and boldly pieced together the picture of the world we have today. With the help of masterful cross sections, dramatic storytelling, and sidebars that highlight key concepts, places, and technology, readers explore fourteen historic journeys.
Publisher
A&E Television Network
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
After Columbus discovered America came the men to make a conquest. From all corners of the world, explorers reached the shores of the New World to reap untold riches, seek new routes to the Far East, and gain the most elusive glory of all - a place in history. A sweeping saga of bravery, cruelty and pure folly, these are the stories of adventurers who stopped at nothing to conquer an unknown land and its peoples. Led by legendary cities of gold and...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explains how the voyages of Columbus, Cabot, Ponce De Leon, and other European explorers to the American continents were the result of mistakes, accidents, and misses and discusses the explorers' cruel treatment of native peoples.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sylvia Earle first lost her heart to the ocean as a young girl when she discovered the wonders of the Gulf of Mexico in her backyard. As an adult, she dives even deeper. Whether she's designing submersibles, swimming with the whales, or taking deep-water walks, Sylvia Earle has dedicated her life to learning more about what she calls "the blue heart of the planet." Life in the Ocean tells the story of Sylvia's growing passion and how her ocean exploration...
19) Exploration
Author
Series
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c1988
Language
English
Description
Presents biographical sketches of twenty-five significant individuals in the history of world exploration, arranged alphabetically from Roald Amundsen to Amerigo Vespucci.
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