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John Smith escapes again!
By Rosalyn Schanzer. 2006
Biography of English explorer John Smith (1580-1631) featuring his travels and dangerous adventures. Discusses his European journeys involving pirates, shipwrecks,…
and enslavement--all before his twenty-sixth birthday and voyage to the colony of Virginia. Covers his encounters with Native Americans and exploration of New England. For grades 4-7. 2006The look-it-up book of explorers (Look-It-Up Books)
By Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, Bryn Barnard. 2004
Biographical profiles of men and women who ventured into the unknown, arranged by continent of exploration. Includes Leif Eriksson, the…
Viking discoverer of North America; Marco Polo, the Italian traveler who crossed Asia; and Sally Ride, the first American woman in space. For grades 5-8. 2004Escape!: the story of the great Houdini
By Sid Fleischman. 2006
A biography of the American magician and escape artist Harry Houdini (1874-1926). Discusses the increasingly dangerous stunts he attempted, without…
revealing their underlying secrets. Traces Houdini's career path and describes his interest in spiritualism, his courage, and his determination to succeed. For grades 5-8. 2006With a little luck: surprising stories of amazing discoveries
By Dennis Brindell Fradin, Dennis B Fradin. 2006
Presents eleven scientific breakthroughs, including the discoveries of gravity, penicillin, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Describes how curiosity, hard work,…
intelligence, and luck led an eight-year-old girl to prehistoric cave paintings, helped four doctors develop pain-free surgery, and assisted others in making monumental advances. For grades 5-8. 2006The merry adventures of Robin Hood (Sterling Unabridged Classics)
By Howard Pyle, H. Pyle. 2004
Recounts the legend of Robin Hood and his band of outlaws--including Little John, Friar Tuck, and Allan a Dale--who plunder…
the rich to help the poor. Describes mistakenly poaching the king's deer and Sherwood Forest escapades against their enemy the Sheriff of Nottingham. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1883Quest for the tree kangaroo: an expedition to the cloud forest of New Guinea (Scientists in the Field)
By Sy Montgomery, Nic Bishop. 2006
Follows a scientific team's trek up a mountain to find, capture, study, and release rare and hard-to-find tree kangaroos. Discusses…
the team members, trip preparations, daily events on the expedition, and the team's discoveries. Includes conservation information and advice on helping animals. For grades 4-7. 2006The adventures of Marco Polo
By Russell Freedman, Linas Alsenas, Bagram Ibatoulline. 2006
Discusses the life of Marco Polo (1245-1324), who published accounts of his travels from Venice, Italy, through the Middle East…
and Asia, to the court of Kublai Khan in China. The author explains the debate over whether Polo was a great explorer or a great storyteller. For grades 4-7. 2006Diving to a deep-sea volcano (Scientists in the Field)
By Kenneth Mallory. 2006
Discusses the first discoveries of prolific life-forms surrounding hydrothermal vents and the scientists who made the dives one and one-half…
miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Describes large tubeworms, giant clams, and other organisms and the miniature submarine Alvin that enabled deep-sea exploration. For grades 4-7. 2006Onward: a photobiography of African-American polar explorer Matthew Henson (Photobiographies)
By 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. 2006Rescues!
By Sandra Markle. 2006
Discusses eleven disasters affecting people, including trapped miners, a baby in a burning house, and those caught in tsunamis and…
hurricanes. Explains rescue strategies, technical assistance including mini-robots, and outcomes. In "Hasty to the Rescue," a trained dog quickly locates an avalanche victim, saving her life. For grades 4-7. 2006Beowulf: Dragon Slayer
By Rosemary Sutcliff, Charles Keeping. 1961
In Denmark long ago, the mighty warrior Beowulf conquers first the monster Grendel and then Sea-Hag--Grendel's mother--in an undersea struggle.…
Returning to his homeland, Beowulf becomes king and dies protecting his people from the wrath of the Fire-Drake. Narrative version of the Old English epic poem. For grades 5-8. 1961It can't be done, Nellie Bly!: a reporter's race around the world
By Nancy Butcher, Jen Singh. 2003
Explains how young reporter Nellie Bly became a heroine in 1889 by racing around the world in fewer than eighty…
days, beating a competitor. Describes her exotic adventures and the people and customs she wrote about in articles posted to her New York newspaper. For grades 4-7. 2003Before Columbus: the Leif Eriksson expedition (Landmark Bks.)
By Elizabeth Cody Kimmel. 2003
Biography of Leif Eriksson, son of Norseman Erik the Red. Describes his boyhood in Greenland, his year in King Olaf's…
court in Norway, and his expedition--five hundred years before Christopher Columbus's famous journey--during which he led a group of Vikings to the shores of North America. For grades 3-6. 2003Tooth and claw: animal adventures in the wild
By Ted Lewin. 2003
Author relates fourteen encounters with wild animals while traveling around the world. Each anecdote is followed by facts about the…
featured animal and its habitat, from a charging bull sea lion in the Galápagos Islands to chimpanzees and elephants in Uganda and raccoons in Georgia. For grades 3-6. 2003Shark life: true stories about sharks & the sea
By Peter Benchley, Karen Wojtyla. 2005
Author of Jaws relates his sea diving adventures and close encounters with creatures of the deep. Discusses what he's learned…
about shark behavior, mistakes he's made, and advice about avoiding shark attacks and swimming safely in the ocean. For grades 5-8. 2005Antarctica: journeys to the South Pole
By Walter Dean Myers. 2004
Discusses exploration of the icy continent from James Cook's voyage in 1772 to the expeditions of Robert Falcon Scott, Ernest…
Shackleton, and Roald Amundsen in the early 1900s. Describes the dangers caused by hazardous travel conditions and limited equipment, provisions, communication, and scientific knowledge. For grades 6-9. 2004The Lost Colony of Roanoke
By Jean Fritz, Hudson Talbott. 2004
Chronicles the founding of an English settlement on Roanoke Island in 1585 and the birth of its first child, Virginia…
Dare. Describes the early settlers' hardships including starvation and hostile natives and relates the colony's mysterious disappearance over the next three years. For grades 4-7. 2004The road to there: mapmakers and their stories
By Val Ross. 2003
Biographies of cartographers seeking to map the world from ancient times to the invention of aerial photography, among them China's…
Cheng Ho, Belgium's Gerard Mercator, and America's explorers Lewis and Clark. Includes tales of forgery, undersea adventure, and secret maps. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2003York's adventures with Lewis and Clark: an African-American's part in the great expedition
By Rhoda Blumberg. 2004
Relates the experiences of the slave who journeyed west with the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804-1806. Explains York's importance…
to the explorers and his role in establishing cordial relations with Native Americans. Companion to the author's The Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark (DB 29633). For grades 5-8. 2004Sea clocks: the story of longitude
By Louise Borden, Erik Blegvad. 2004
Explains in free verse how eighteenth-century Englishman John Harrison, a village clockmaker, invented the chronometer that enabled sea captains to…
avoid veering off course on their long voyages. For grades 2-4. 2004