-
World Explorers
Addyson Baumgartner
Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, April 28, 2018)Addyson and her friends discover a whole new world after a treasure map is found. Join them as they travel to some of the most interesting places in the world and learn about the local culture. The group anticipates their next move and what the next clue may bring. Their travels come full circle as they learn a valuable lesson back in the United States.
-
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.
T
-
Why in the World
National Geographic Society (U. S.)
Hardcover (Natl Geographic Society, June 1, 1985)Questions and answers on a wide range of subjects, including geophysical sciences, physiology, natural history, physics, and technology
U
-
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
V
-
The Secret World of Animals
D. Crump
Hardcover (Natl Geographic Society, June 1, 1986)Text and pictures take the reader inside animal homes--used for resting, sheltering from weather, escaping enemes, and raising young
Z+
-
Animals that build their homes
Robert M McClung
Hardcover (National Geographic Society, March 15, 1976)Text and photographs discuss animals that build their own homes including beavers, crayfish, and bees.
-
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
-
How Animals Care for Their Babies
Roger B. Hirschland
Hardcover (National Geographic Society, July 1, 1993)Depicts different kinds of parental behavior among a variety of animals, including the trumpeter swan, mountain goat, and baboon
K
-
Small Inventions That Make a Big Difference
National Geographic Society (U. S.), Donald J. Crump, Joseph H. Bailey, John Huehnergarth
Hardcover (Natl Geographic Society, Jan. 1, 1984)Describes how inventors think and work, explains how one invention--plastic--has changed the world, and briefly discusses seventy-five other important inventions, from the jet engine to the potato chip.
-
Dinosaurs
Kathryn Jackson
Hardcover (MapQuest, )Pictures and brief text introduce the characteristics of various dinosaurs.
