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  • Mississippi River: A Journey Down the Father of Waters

    Peter Lourie

    Hardcover (Boyds Mills Press, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Boyds Mills Press publishes a wide range of high-quality fiction and nonfiction picture books, chapter books, novels, and nonfiction
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  • Erie Canal

    Peter Lourie

    Paperback (Boyds Mills Press, April 1, 1999)
    A chronicle of the author’s exploration of the historic waterway, brought to life by full-color photographs.
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  • First Dive to Shark Dive

    Peter Lourie

    Paperback (Boyds Mills Press, Dec. 1, 2009)
    Suzanna and her father, Peter, head to Andros Island, a diving paradise in the Caribbean. There, she learns the basics of scuba diving and eventually swims with fifteen reef sharks in this lively true underwater adventure.
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  • Arctic Thaw

    Peter Lourie

    Hardcover (Boyds Mills Press, March 1, 2007)
    Boyds Mills Press publishes a wide range of high-quality fiction and nonfiction picture books, chapter books, novels, and nonfiction
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  • Arctic Thaw

    Peter Lourie

    Hardcover (Boyds Mills Press, Aug. 1, 2010)
    Scientists no longer debate whether the global climate is changing. Earth's atmosphere is warming up, and temperatures are rising twice as fast in the Arctic as the global average. How will climbing temperatures affect the ancient culture of the Inupiat people of Alaska's North Slope? Their culture revolves around the tradition of hunting bowhead whales from a platform of ice on the water. The hunt is the great cooperative endeavor that brings the community together to work, store food for lean times, tell stories, dance, and give new life to old traditions. Now the permafrost is thawing, and increasing dangers await whale hunters as the sea ice becomes fragile. Are these effects due to global warming, or is this a case of local weather foreshadowing a grim future for the Inupiat? In this Society of School Librarians International Honor Book, Peter Lourie accompanies climate scientists to the North Slope. He observes Inupiat life. He learns from experts about global climate change. And he comes away with an understanding we will all need in order to tackle the challenge of global warming—the Inupiat way of sharing and consideration for others.
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  • Hudson River: An Adventure from the Mountains to the Sea

    Peter Lourie

    Paperback (Boyds Mills Press, Feb. 1, 1998)
    Here is a fascinating day-by-day account of the author's 315 mile canoe trip down the Hudson River, from the Adirondack Mountains, where the river is born, to New York City's Battery Park, where it empties into the sea. Full-color photographs plus a simple and lively text give young readers the feel of shooting white water, gliding through the mountainous Hudson Highlands, and, finally plowing the busy waters off the shore of Manhattan. Throughout the trip Peter Lourie serves as a thoughtful and intrepid guide to one of America's great rivers.
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  • Hidden World of the Aztec

    Peter Lourie

    Paperback (Snake Mountain Press, Oct. 31, 2016)
    In 1521 the world of the Aztecs came to a sudden end when Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador, destroyed their capital. The ruins of that city lie beneath the streets of modern-day Mexico City. Peter Lourie traveled to Mexico City to meet the renowned archaeologist Leonardo López Luján. With Dr. Luján as his guide, the author viewed the diggings at the Aztec Great Temple, and even met the God of Death in the basement of the temple's museum.
  • On the Trail of Lewis and Clark: A Journey up the Missouri River

    Peter Lourie

    Paperback (Boyds Mills Press, Jan. 1, 2004)
    In 1804, Lewis and Clark and a band of adventurers called the Corps of Discovery embarked on one of the great expeditions in history - the exploration of the newly purchased Louisiana Territory. Much of their time was spent on the Missouri River. Two hundred years later, Peter Lourie, along with three friends, follows Lewis and Clarks' path up the Missouri. Their journey takes them from Omaha, Nebraska, where they launch their boat during one of the worst floods in a century, to Three Forks, Montana, where they meet the headwaters of the Missouri River. In between, there are dramatic sights: the Sergeant Floyd monument towering above the river; the gravesite of Sitting Bull; the breathtaking White Cliffs on Montana, and much more. The river may have changed over the centuries, but much of Lewis and Clarks' Missouri River is still there, massive and beautiful. Now Peter Lourie invites us to travel up the Missouri river and imagine what Lewis and Clark may have seen as they ventured into this new world.
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  • Lost Treasure of the Inca

    Peter Lourie

    Paperback (Boyds Mills Press, March 1, 2002)
    Do 750 tons of Inca gold lay hidden in the misty mountains of Ecuador? Enter the mysterious realm of the Inca as Peter Lourie, author of The Mystery of the Maya, ventures to what seems like the top of the world, where he discovers there is more than gold hidden in the mountains. There is adventure--and history.
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  • Hidden World of the Aztec

    Peter Lourie

    Hardcover (Boyds Mills Press, Oct. 1, 2006)
    A unique look at the Aztecs and the archaeologists who are determined to unearth their secrets. In 1521 the world of the Aztecs came to a sudden end when Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador, destroyed their capital. The ruins of that city lie beneath the streets of modern-day Mexico City. Peter Lourie traveled to Mexico City to meet the renowned archaeologist Leonardo López Luján. With Dr. Luján as his guide, the author viewed the diggings at the Aztec Great Temple, and even met the God of Death in the basement of the temple's museum.
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  • Mississippi River

    Peter Lourie

    Paperback (Boyds Mills Press, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Boyds Mills Press publishes a wide range of high-quality fiction and nonfiction picture books, chapter books, novels, and nonfiction
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  • Mystery of the Maya, The

    Peter Lourie

    Paperback (Boyds Mills Press, Jan. 1, 2004)
    A chronicle of a journey to the Maya ruins of Palenque, Mexico.
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