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By Brian Floca. 2009
By Charles C. Mann. 2014
Adaptation for a younger audience by Rebecca Stefoff of bestselling history 1493 (DB 73773). Analyzes globalization from fifteenth-century European exploration…
and colonization to early-twenty-first century economies and cultures. Highlights the benefits and unforeseen consequences. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2014By Tim Grove, National Air and Space Museum. 2015
An account of the 1924 race among six nations--Argentina, France, Great Britain, Italy, Portugal, and the United States--to be the…
first to circumnavigate the globe by airplane. Describes the efforts of the U. S. team as they struggled to overcome limited resources, hazardous weather, and foreign cultures. For grades 5-8. 2015By Foster Huntington. 2017
'Beautifully illustrated with photos of retro vans and their owners, this collection is from the creator of the hashtag #vanlife,…
and is as much about exploring nature as it is about what 'rig' you drive' The Pool More and more people are taking a break from conventional life for the freedom and adventure of being on the road and living in a converted vintage truck, camper, or van.One of these vandwellers, Foster Huntington, created the #vanlife hashtag as he chronicled his adventures living in a van while driving across country. He tapped into a community of like-minded individuals looking to explore nature at their own pace. VAN LIFE showcases the best crowd-sourced photographs of stunning beaches, misty forests, and rocky mountains from Foster's tumblr account, many of which have never been posted.By Robert Byrd. 2016
A recounting of the legend of Greek hero Jason, the gifted Argonauts, and their dangerous quest to retrieve the magical…
Golden Fleece--said to have been sent by the Gods of Olympus. For grades 3-6. 2016This selection of the very best writing on Everest begins with the first attempts and continues, via Mallory's failed bid…
and Hillary and Tenzing's triumph, to the disasters of recent years. It features 35 white-knuckle accounts of climbing on the world's highest mountain, with all the tragedy and triumph of humankind's striving for the top of the world, by those who know the 'Death Zone' best - the climbers themselves. But this is much more than just the best of exhilarating first-hand accounts of climbing on Everest. It includes the full history of the conquest of Everest, and provides an evocative portrait of the cruel, natural beauty of Chomolungma, 'The Mother Goddess of the World'.By John Farndon. 2017
Eight books, written between 2015 and 2016, featuring some of history's fascinating professions. Includes How to Live like an Aztec…
Priest, How to Live like a Caribbean Pirate, How to Live like an Egyptian Mummy Maker, How to Live like a Medieval Knight, and more. For grades 4-7. 2016By Jack Jackson. 2016
Explore the top dive sites around the world, from Lawson Reef to the Red Sea to the Great Barrier Reef,…
in this stunning guide.The Dive Atlas of the World offers a tour of the world’s dive sites, described and photographed by experts. From well-known classics to sites which have only recently been discovered, this global selection offers the discerning diver a feast of locations to choose from. Whether you favour muck diving and macro photography, wrecks, walls, reefs, caves, blue holes or the adrenaline rush of a high-speed drift dive in a strong current (or all of these), you will find well-written, clearly mapped accounts of the top places where you can enjoy these dives.With contributions from local experts, leading writers and award-winning underwater photographers: Jack Jackson, Lawson Wood, Michael Aw, Paul Lees, Dr Charles Anderson, Sam Harwood, Judy and Bruce Mann, Chris Fallows, Stefania Lamberti, Ann Storrie, Mark and Charlotte Durham, Alan Mountain, Andy and Angie Belcher, Bob Halstead and Wade Doak.Three hundred-page fully updated global guide to the world’s top dive sitesWritten by experienced dive authors, based on their first-hand experienceInspirational reference for divers who wish to personally or vicariously experience the best diving the planet has to offerHelps you select and locate the type of diving experience you are looking forSuperb quality underwater photography shows famous wrecks, a wide range of marine habitats, and a huge diversity of speciesAppendix with lists of travel and dive information, climate, best time to go, contacts, dive operators, and emergency facilitiesDetails the extraordinary adventure of a young Inuit woman, Ada Blackjack (1898-1983). Ada was the lone survivor of a secret…
British expedition to claim the uninhabited Wrangel Island in northern Siberia in the early 1920s. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2016By Martin W. Sandler. 2017
In 1984, the pirate ship the Whydah was found, nearly three hundred years after it sank in a storm off…
the coast of Cape Cod in 1717. Previously used by Captain Price as an infamous slave-trading ship, the vessel was taken over by pirate Black Sam Bellamy. For grades 6-9. 2017By National Geographic Kids, Michael H. Cottman. 2017
Pulitzer Prize-winning author shares the wonders of diving, detective work, and the discovery of the remnants of the slave ship…
Henrietta Marie, while shedding light on the history of slavery. For grades 6-9. 2017By Greg Pizzoli. 2017
Recounts the adventurous life of British explorer Percy Fawcett, who set out in 1925 on a treacherous expedition into the…
Amazon rain forest in search of the fabled lost city of Z. Highlights his previous missions for the Royal Geographical Society and his encounters with dangerous creatures. For grades 2-4. 2017By Alan Katz, Chris Judge. 2019
Twelve short biographies of innovative scientists whose contributions are often overlooked. From George de Mestral, who created a gadget to…
keep your clothes from falling off to Stephanie Kwolek, who invented a bullet-stopping fiber. For grades 3-6. 2019By Sy Montgomery, Keith Ellenbogen. 2015
With three hearts and blue blood, its gelatinous body unconstrained by jointed limbs or gravity, the octopus seems to be…
an alien, an inhabitant of another world. It's baggy, boneless body sprouts eight arms covered with thousands of suckers--suckers that can taste as well as feel. The octopus also has the powers of a superhero: it can shape-shift, change color, squirt ink, pour itself through the tiniest of openings, or jet away through the sea faster than a swimmer can follow. But most intriguing of all, octopuses--classed as mollusks, like clams--are remarkably intelligent with quirky personalities. This book, an inquiry into the mind of an intelligent invertebrate, is also a foray into our own unexplored planet. These thinking, feeling creatures can help readers experience and understand our world (and perhaps even life itself) in a new way.By Jim Gigliotti, Who Hq. 2021
Join the American journalist Henry Morton Stanley on his amazing quest to find David Livingstone, England's most celebrated explorer, in…
this new addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series!The world was fascinated and concerned. Dr. David Livingstone's 1866 expedition to find the source of the Nile River in Africa was only supposed to last two years. But it had been almost six years since anyone had heard from the famous British explorer. That's when a young American newspaper reporter named Henry Morton Stanley decided to go on his own expedition to find Dr. Livingstone. Author Jim Gigliotti chronicles the lives of both of these men and details the dangerous two-year journey that would eventually bring them face-to-face.By Marc Favreau. 2019
An account of the Cold War spies and their carefully orchestrated deceptions as they fought in the shadows to help…
avert global nuclear war. Includes a Cold War glossary and a glossary of key espionage techniques. For senior high and older readers. 2019By Beth Walrond, Little Little Gestalten. 2019
By Chris Wormell, Raman Prinja. 2019
Introduction to all of the aspects of space, from the sun and our solar system to the lives of stars,…
the Milky Way, and the universe beyond. For grades 4-7. 2018By Jeffrey Kluger. 2019
Explores twelve space missions that went wrong, from the sinking of the space capsule on the Liberty Bell 7 mission…
in 1961 to problems on the International Space Station in 2013. Some strong language. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 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. 2019