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1) Explorer
Author
Series
Description
Photographs and text examine the history of explorers and exploration, and highlight many of their discoveries.
5) Explorer
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.
Description
Brief history of famous explorers from ancient times to the present
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
"What do you want to be when you grow up?" is a question kids get asked over and over. But very few connections are made for kids between the present and the future. This book shows kids a pathway from their current interests and talents to a future career or interest. And in so doing, it also encourages adventure, exploration, and discovery, three core principles of National Geographic's mission. It's a celebration of possibility--so simple and so...
Author
Publisher
In association with the Smithsonian Institution
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
360 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps, ports. ; 31 cm.
Description
A lavish visual survey of the world's greatest explorers, revealing who they were, where they went, and how their expeditions shaped the course of human history.
Publisher
Time Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
vi, 138 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 31 cm.
Description
Relates the fascinating tales behind history's greatest discoveries: the prehistoric painted caves of France, the undersea tomb of the Titanic, the sources of the Nile, the tomb of the boy-king Tutankhamen, the lost city of Machu Picchu, Jupiter's moons, Saturn's rings, and the continental drift.
12) Annihilation
Author
Series
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2014.
Formats
Description
Area X has claimed the lives of members of eleven expeditions. The twelfth expedition consisting of four women hopes to map the terrain and collect specimens; to record all their observations, scientific and otherwise, of their surroundings and of one another; and, above all, to avoid being contaminated by Area X itself.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
xvi, 368 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.
Description
"The brilliance of the Renaissance laid the foundation of the modern world. Textbooks tell us that it came about as a result of a rediscovery of the ideas and ideals of classical Greece and Rome. But now bestselling historian Gavin Menzies makes the startling argument that in the year 1434, China--then the world's most technologically advanced civilization--provided the spark that set the European Renaissance ablaze. From that date onward, Europeans...
Author
Publisher
Gale Research Inc
Pub. Date
c1993
Physical Desc
xli, 637 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
Description
More that 320 world explorers from ancient Greece to space exploration including women and non-Europeans are listed alphabetically in this source. Entries are a page or more and include name and dates with accomplishments and a bibliography for further research. Illustrations accompany many articles. There is a chronology of exploration by area, area maps with names of explorers and a list of explorers by area.
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.
Description
"Tells the story of humanity's explorations, taking the reader into the lives of some of the most intrepid people ever known. Focusing on 50 of the world's greatest explorers, with shorter entries on 60 of their helpers and companions, the book is filled with first-person accounts in the explorers' own words, rare maps, specially commissioned photographs, and artworks [to] re-create history's greatest expeditions"--Publisher marketing.
16) Quintessence
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Series
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Description
"Imagine an Age of Exploration full of alchemy, human dissection, sea monsters, betrayal, torture, religious controversy, and magic. In Europe, the magic is thin, but at the edge of the world, where the stars reach down close to the Earth, wonders abound. This drives the bravest explorers to the alluring Western Ocean. Christopher Sinclair is an alchemist who cares only about one thing: quintessence, a substance he believes will grant magical powers...
Publisher
PBS Kids
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Streams, swamps, ponds, and more! Go Onward and Pondward with everyone's favorite backyard explorer extraordinaire, Nature Cat! Along with his friends Hal, Squeeks, and Daisy, the team learns where a stream begins and explores new environments along the way. These are a few of the seven fun-filled outdoor adventures viewers do not want to miss! Tally Ho!
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