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By Johanne Ménard. 2010
Connais-tu Marco Polo, le plus intrépide voyageur du Moyen Âge? Ce fils de marchand de Venise parti au bout du…
monde à l'âge de 17 ans? Celui dont les aventures extraordinaires ont inspiré de grands explorateurs comme Christophe Colomb? Années 1-3. 2010.By Katrine Crow. 2020
Two young explorers journey on a trip across Canada as they share their favorite cities, parks, and landmarks from coast…
to coast. Facts about Canada's culture, geography, and history put a fun and informative spin on this nonfiction book that every young traveler is sure to enjoyBy Katherine Roy, Barb Rosenstock. 2018
Biographical account of engineer Otis Barton and naturalist Will Beebe's record-setting descent into the deep ocean in their Bathysphere craft.…
The scientists were the first humans to witness deep-sea creatures in their natural habitat. For grades K-3. 2018By Suzanne Slade, Veronica Miller Jamison. 2019
The story of pioneering African American mathematician Katherine Johnson, who performed calculations vital to America's first manned space flight, its…
first manned orbit of Earth, and the first trip to the moon. For grades K-3. 2019By Alan Marks, Suzanne Slade. 2019
An account of the twelve brave men who left footprints on the moon, starting with Neil Armstrong on July 20,…
1969. Reveals how the six Apollo missions that landed on the moon from 1969-72 built upon one another and led to important discoveries about our nearest neighbor in space. For grades K-3. 2019By Brian Floca. 2009
By Julie Danneberg, Jamie Hogan. 2015
Recounts the adventure of naturalist John Muir, when he explored a waterfall in Yosemite Valley, California, in April 1871. Interspersed…
with clips of his life as a self-taught scientist, writer, and founder of the Sierra Club. For grades 3-6. 2015By Ryder Windham. 2015
Fictional guide to the Star Wars galaxy, including profiles of planets and members of the Jedi High Council. Also includes…
information on various alien races and a glossary. For grades K-3. 2015By Patrick O'Brien. 2009
Describes a future trip that a child might take to Mars: taking a space elevator to a space station, traveling…
in a rocket, wearing a space suit, and learning about the scientific search for Martian life. Discusses the Mars environment and a habitat created for humans. For grades 2-4. 2009By Linda Ashman. 2001
By Robert Schwartz, John Skewes, Michael Mullin. 2007
Pete and his dog Larry are about to take a trip to Seattle, but there's so much to see that…
Larry gets distracted and finds himself lost in the Emerald City. Join Pete as he looks for his missing friend around the Space Needle, Pike Place Market, and Pioneer Square. For preschool-grade 2By Emma Grange. 2014
By Emma Grange. 2014
Retells the story of the iconic science fiction film through LEGO figurines as Yoda, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess…
Leia battle against Darth Vader as he attempts to end the rebellion with the powerful Death Star. For grades K-3By Lucy Jane Bledsoe. 2006
The author describes her adventures exploring the cold continent of the South Pole and living with scientists studying penguins, seals,…
seabirds, krill, fossils, and seawater chemistry. Provides interesting facts about Antarctica and gives survival tips on keeping warm and avoiding crevasses. For grades 5-8. 2006By Paul Schneider. 2006
History of the 1527 Spanish expedition led by Pánfilo de Narváez that attempted to explore the North American Gulf Coast.…
Details struggles with disease, hurricanes, cannibalism, and hostile natives that reduced four hundred men to four survivors--including conquistador Cabeza de Vaca--who reached western Mexico eight years later. Some violence. 2006By Dolores Johnson. 2006
Biography of Matthew Henson (1866-1955), the adventuresome son of sharecroppers, who traveled with Admiral Robert E. Peary to Nicaragua in…
1887 and to the North Pole in 1909. Discusses Henson's rise from manservant to trusted expeditionary, the effect on his family life, and delayed professional recognition. For grades 5-8. 2006By Louise Borden, Peter M. Fiore, Trish Marx. 2003
Biographies of the Wright brothers and a description of their extraordinary achievements, mostly two events of September 1909. As Wilbur…
Wright dazzled New Yorkers with a spectacular flying demonstration, Orville set amazing flight records at an exhibition in Germany. Includes an aviation timeline. For grades 2-4. 2003By Jules Verne, Leo and Diane Dillon. 2000
Classic of nineteenth-century speculative fiction relates the adventures of a French professor and his two companions as they sail beneath…
the world's oceans as prisoners of the fabulous electric submarine Nautilus under the command of the deranged Captain Nemo. 1869By Laurie Lawlor. 2002
An account of English explorer James Cook's last voyage--begun in 1776 to search for the Northwest Passage--that led to the…
discovery of the Hawaiian Islands and Cook's grisly murder. Based on the journals of John Ledyard, a twenty-four-year-old American marine who joined the trip. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2002By Milton Meltzer, Dawn Bentley, Robert Greisen. 2001
A history of piracy from ancient times to the modern age. Discusses how and why pirates became thieves and killers,…
the lives they led on land and sea, the harm they did, and the fates they suffered. Includes Sir Francis Drake, Blackbeard, and Sir Henry Morgan. For grades 5-8. 2001