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  • Why on Earth

    National Geographic Society

    Hardcover (Natl Geographic Society, June 1, 1988)
    Questions and answers present information on science topics, including human physiology, animal behavior, earth science, and natural science
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  • Our Violent Earth

    Robin Darcey Dennis, Catherine O'Neill, James A. Cox

    Hardcover (Natl Geographic Society, June 1, 1982)
    Describes the causes and effects of such geologic and atmospheric phenomena as earthquakes, volcanoes, storms, drought, fire, and flood. Includes a wall poster, games, and puzzles.
    Q

  • From Coronado to Escalante: The Explorers of teh Spanish Southwest

    John Morris, William H. Goetzmann, MIchael Collins

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, May 1, 1992)
    Traces the history of Spanish exploration of the American Southwest and Mexico.

  • Hernando de Soto: A world explorer

    Elizabeth Rider Montgomery

    Hardcover (Muller, March 15, 1967)
    Hardcover book with protective plastic on dust jacket. 96 pages

  • Sieur de La Salle: An Explorer of the Great West

    Amie Hazleton

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2017)
    Explore the life of Sieur de La Salle in this captivating biography. At the young age of 23, La Salle left France for the New World. La Salle was the first European to travel the entire length of the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico, claiming both the river and land for France. Follow along the brave journey of La Salle and learn the importance of his expeditions in the Great West.
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  • Wildlife Alert: The Struggle to Survive

    Gene S. Stuart

    Hardcover (Natl Geographic Society, May 1, 1980)
    Discusses the many problems that animals around the world face and what people are doing to help. A wall poster and a 24-page booklet of games and puzzles are included.
    N

  • Your World of Pets

    Susan McGrath, Barbara Gibson

    Hardcover (Random House Childrens Books, Sept. 1, 1994)
    Describes the wild ancestors of modern pets, how to choose a suitable pet, and how to care for eleven different kinds, including dogs, cats, rabbits, gerbils, fish, and horses
    V

  • John Charles Fremont and the Great Western Reconnaissance

    Edward D. Harris

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, July 1, 1990)
    A biography of the nineteenth-century soldier, politician, and explorer whose many expeditions helped open up the western territories to settlers
    Y

  • Amazing Mysteries of the World

    Catherine O'Neill Grace, Catherine O'Neill

    Hardcover (Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books, March 1, 1995)
    Discusses such mystifying phenomena as the auroras, black holes, and Bigfoot
    N

  • Alexander Mackenzie and the Explorers of Canada

    Georgia Xydes

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Jan. 1, 1992)
    Examines the explorations of Sir Alexander Mackenzie in Canada.

  • Poisonous creatures

    Julia L Andrews

    Paperback (Trumpet Club, March 15, 1990)
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  • Hernando De Soto and the Explorers of the American South

    Sylvia Whitman

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Nov. 1, 1991)
    An account of the exploration of the American South by Hernando de Soto, Ponce de Leon, and others
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