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Award winning fictionAdventure and exploration, Award winning non-fiction, United States history
An account of the conflagration that levelled much of Chicago in 1871. Chronicles events from the fire's outbreak and rapid… spread to its extinguishment by rain, as reported by survivors and in documents of the period. Examines the origins, circumstances, and official failures that contributed to the disaster. Grades 5-8. A 1996 Newbery Honor Book. c1995.
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Adventure and exploration
Have you ever heard of the famous Hindenburg blimp that crashed and burned in New Jersey on May 6, 1937?… Learn about the history of airships (also called zeppelins after the man who invented them, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin), and the Hindenburg, and about what happened the day of the crash - how sixty-two people managed to survive, and that it’s still not known why the crash took place. Also includes facts about the blimps of today, statistics, and a timeline. Grades 3-6. 2011.
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Adventure and exploration
Highlights some extreme survival stories of adventurers who met with disaster, from being adrift on the ocean to getting lost… in the Sahara Dessert. Explains the split-second decisions that make the difference between living and dying. And find out what to do if you’re lost in the jungle, the mountains, or in the middle of the ocean. Grades 3-6. 2011.
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Award winning fictionAdventure and exploration, Award winning non-fiction, Canadian non-fiction
Think about your worst fears - being attacked by a wild animal, swept away by a killer storm, trapped in… a wrecked car or a burning building. Here are 29 stories of real people who survived life-threatening situations. Each section includes Survival Tips that give readers essential information about what to do in dangerous circumstances. Some descriptions of violence. Winner of the 2004 Silver Birch Award. Grades 4-7. Bestseller 2005. 2003.
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Award winning fictionAdventure and exploration, Award winning non-fiction
The story of the Titanic, once the world's largest ocean liner, as told through the experiences of two of its… survivors. Detailed explanations about the ship, passengers, and crew are interwoven with an account of its tragic sinking in 1912. Grades 4-7. Winner of the 1997 Silver Birch Award. c1996.
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Adventure and exploration, Canadian non-fiction
Join Maria on her kayaking trip though the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. She paddles to remote villages… which haven't seem outsiders in years, visits the Skull Island burial ground, confronts a ferocious crocodile, sleeps in a leaf hut, and explores the jungle. Learn what it's like to visit a coral reef 'garden', where the bathrooms are in the jungle, and what kids love about life in the Solomons. Grades 3-6. 2000.
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Adventure and exploration
Describes the history of human exploration of the ice cap surrounding the North Pole. At first the Inuit people were… the only people in this Arctic region. Then, over the centuries, various explorers came to kill animals and to try to locate the exact North Pole. Grades 3-6. 1998.
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Adventure and exploration
True stories of real kids up against terrible forces of nature. From the 14-year-old lone survivor of the shark attacks… of 1916, to the 9-year-old who survived the Peshtigo Fire of 1871, here are four unforgettable survivors who managed to beat the odds. Grades 3-6. 2015.
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Adventure and exploration
Describes the true story of British explorer Shackleton's attempted 1914 expedition to Antarctica. When the ship was caught in the… frozen sea, he and his crew experienced an eighteen-month ordeal, during which they camped on ice floes and lived on an island. Grades 2-4. 2001.
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Adventure and exploration
Along Florida's coast, people board up their homes and the animals head inland - a hurricane is coming. When it… reaches land, howling winds uproot trees and homes with equal ease, and storm surges devastate the town. Then, after the eerie quiet of the hurricane's eye, the winds howl again, toppling structures that had survived the first onslaught and washing away the remains. But even as the last of the storm dies down, the process of renewal gradually begins. Grades 2-4. 2008.
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Adventure and exploration
Robert Ballard, who discovered the wreck of the Titanic, explores other famous lost ships. The Titanic's sister ship the Britannic… is now the largest wreck on the ocean floor, while the Lusitania, sunk by a German torpedo during World War I, is shrouded in mystery. Grades 3-6. 1998.
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Adventure and exploration
Explorers wanted to learn jungle survival, trek through rainforest, find lost cities, discover Indian tribes, encounter strange creatures, brave the… sweltering heat, battle swarms of stinging insects and face constant danger. This book allows you to search of the lost city of Rucu-rumimarca and experience what it's really like to travel into the heart of the unexplored Amazon jungle. Grades 3-6. 2003.
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Adventure and exploration
Planning on being a castaway somewhere? Then this guide is for you. Learn how to live off the land, find… food and shelter, and battle weather, poisonous plants and animals, and any other dangers you might encounter. Includes castaway stories, quizzes and brainteasers, and the recipe for cooked snake. Grades 3-6 and older readers. 2000.
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Award winning fictionAdventure and exploration, Award winning non-fiction, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
A young man in Nunavut fights off a polar bear to save his friend, a Canadian peacekeeper in the Congo… risks his own life to save those of stranded tourists, and ordinary people show extraordinary character during the Halifax Explosion, the Holocaust, Hurricane Katrina, the Tiananmen Square protests, and September 11, 2001. Over twenty true-life stories about life-threatening situations and the wrenching choices made by the people facing them. Winner of the 2010 Silver Birch Award for Non-fiction. Grades 5-8. Some descriptions of violence. 2009.
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Adventure and exploration, Science and technology
In this collection of real-life space adventures, the reader can find out about the first astronaut ever to set out… into the unknown; what it's like to walk on the surface of the moon; and the terrifying journey of Apollo 13. Grades 2-4.
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Adventure and exploration
Describes specific occurrences such as meteorite collisions, landslides, typhoons, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and earthquakes and explains their impact on human… history. Discusses the King Blizzard of 1888 that paralyzed the east coast of the United States and brought about weather watching and city transportation improvements. Grades 5-8. 2003.
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Adventure and exploration, History, United States history, Environment, Science and technology, Social issues
Discusses causes and effects of the environmental and social disaster that swept across the Great Plains in the 1930s during… the Great Depression. Explains that farmers and ranchers unwittingly caused conditions that led to the dust storms and the loss of the land they had settled. Grades 5-8. c2009.
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Adventure and exploration
From hippo attacks on the Okavango River to Chitina headwaters in Alaska, this chapter book is full of raging rivers… and thrilling adventures. With gripping--and true--stories of incredible adventures, extreme excursions, and ultimate survival, White Water! will have you on the edge of your canoe-- er seat. Perfect for all readers who love an exciting, real-life, adrenaline-fueled drama. Grades 2-4. 2018.
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Adventure and exploration, Science and technology
Did you know that a dormant volcano seems to be sleeping but can still erupt, or that in the past… 400 years, volcanoes have killed hundreds of thousands of people worldwide? Learn how volcanoes are created and about what sets them off, and read about famous volcanic eruptions from all over the world. Find out how scientists risk their lives to study these mysterious earth forces, and why some people chose to live in the shadows of volcanoes, despite the dangers. Grades 2-4. 2001.
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Adventure and exploration, Biography
A collection of 13 true tales of heroes, including a housewife turned courageous World War II spy and the first… man in space. Describes firefighters battling a blazing nuclear reactor, a helicopter rescue team on board a rapidly sinking ship, and even stories of animal heroes. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 4-7. 2002, c1996.