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By Valerie Wyatt, Howie Woo. 2008
Discusses the evidence found by historians and scientists about explorers of America prior to Christopher Columbus in 1492. Presents such…
earlier possibilities as Chinese seafarers in the early 1400s, Vikings around 1000, an Irish monk before the Vikings, or prehistoric mammoth hunters from Siberia. For grades 4-7. 2008By Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Sarah L Thomson. 2009
Recounts adventures of Greg Mortenson, a mountain climber who became lost in northern Pakistan in 1993 and was cared for…
in a remote village. Discusses Greg's promise to build the children a school and his ongoing efforts to establish other schools where they never before existed. For grades 5-8. 2009By Catherine O'Neill Grace, Peter Arenstam, Sisse Brimberg, Plimoth Plantation, John Kemp, Inc Plimoth Plantation. 2003
Discusses the shipboard living conditions of the first group of colonists who sailed to reach what is now Massachusetts. Describes…
the two-month voyage: the cramped space, food supplies, navigation, and difficulties after their winter landing. For grades 3-6. 2003By 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 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. 2006By 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. 2004By 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. 2006By 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. 2006By 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. 1883By 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. 2006By 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. 2006By 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. 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 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. 2006By 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. 1961By 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. 2003By 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. 2003By 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. 2003By 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. 2005By 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. 2004