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Books in World Explorer Books series

  • Francisco Vásquez de Coronado: An Explorer of the Southwest

    Amie Hazleton

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2017)
    Explore the life of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado in this captivating biography. Spanish legends claimed there were seven cities built of gold filled with treasure and riches. Coronado and his crew spent three years exploring the New World in search of gold, discovering only the beauty of the landscape. Follow along the brave journey of Coronado and learn the importance of his expeditions in the American Southwest.
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  • How Animals Behave: A New Look at Wildlife

    N/A

    Hardcover (Natl Geographic Society, Aug. 1, 1984)
    Explains how different animals obtain their food, protect themselves, court a mate, care for their eggs and their young, and live together. Includes profiles of animal behaviorists and research methods they have used.
  • Explorer Books

    National Geographic Learning, Nonie K Lesaux, Sylvia Linan Thompson

    Paperback (National Geographic School Pub, Jan. 23, 2007)
    Single copy of Return to Titanic. Journey to the ocean floor to rediscover the famous Titantic where we'll learn its history and why it sank.
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  • Marco Polo and the Medieval Explorers

    Rebecca Stefoff

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Jan. 1, 1992)
    Examines the life and travels of the medieval explorer
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  • Computers Those Amazing Machines

    Catherine O'Neill Grace, Catherine O'Neill

    Hardcover (Natl Geographic Society, June 1, 1985)
    Examines the history, functions, and influences of computers in everyday life, science, and industry, and discusses careers in the field.
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  • Animal Architects/Book With Poster

    National Geographic Society

    Hardcover (Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books, March 1, 1994)
    Discusses the structures built by many different kinds of animals for protection, food gathering, storage, and nesting.
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  • Jedediah Smith and the Mountain Men of the American West

    John Logan Allen

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Nov. 1, 1991)
    Chronicles the exploits of the mountain men who opened many trails and passages through the American West in the early nineteenth century
  • The Explorers of the Undersea World

    Richard Gaines

    Paperback (Chelsea House Pub, May 1, 1995)
    Surveys the history of undersea exploration
  • Latin America

    Prentice Hall

    Hardcover (Pearson Prentice Hall, Jan. 1, 2001)
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  • Henry Hudson: An Explorer of the Northwest Passage

    Amie Hazleton

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2017)
    Explore the life of Henry Hudson in this captivating biography. In the early 1600s, England was amid the many countries in search of a northern passage to trade with the Far East. After many explorers failed, Henry Hudson was asked to try. Follow along the brave journey of Hudson and learn the importance of his voyage through the Northwest Passage.
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  • Explorer Books

    National Geographic Learning, Nonie K Lesaux, Sylvia Linan Thompson

    Paperback (National Geographic School Pub, Jan. 23, 2007)
    Single copy of Living It Up In Space. Meet the astronauts who live aboard the International Space Station and discover the challenges of living and working in space.
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  • Amazing Mysteries of the World

    Catherine O'Neill Grace, Catherine O'Neill

    Hardcover (Natl Geographic Society, March 1, 1983)
    Discusses such mystifying phenomena as the auroras, black holes, and Bigfoot