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  • The Travels of Vasco Da Gama

    Joanne Mattern, Patrick O'Brien

    Library Binding (Steadwell Books, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Describes the journey of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama around Africa's Cape of Good Hope, which opened up an important trade route from Portugal to the East Indies.
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  • The Sun

    Gregory Vogt

    Library Binding (Steadwell Books, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Describes the sun and its relationship to Earth and the solar system, explains how it radiates light and heat, and discusses sunspots, prominences, and sunquakes.
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  • Tamarins

    Eric Braun, Sandra Donovan

    Library Binding (Steadwell Books, Sept. 1, 2001)
    Describes the habitat, physical and social characteristics, and life cycle of the Tamarin monkey, a small endangered mammal that lives in the rain forests of South America.
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  • The Travels of Henry Hudson

    Joanne Mattern, Patrick O'Brien

    Library Binding (Steadwell Books, Jan. 1, 2000)
    A biography of the English explorer and sea captain who explored three North American waterways later named for him--the Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and Hudson Strait.
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  • Caimans

    Sam Dollar

    Library Binding (Steadwell Books, Jan. 1, 2001)
    Examines the six different types of caimans living in the rain forests of South and Central America, providing information about what they look like, where they live, what they eat, and their life cycles.
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  • The Travels of Ferdinand Magellan

    Joanne Mattern, Patrick O'Brien

    Library Binding (Steadwell Books, July 1, 2000)
    Presents a biography of the daring Portuguese sea captain who commanded the first expedition that sailed around the world.
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  • The Travels of Samuel De Champlain

    Joanne Mattern, Patrick O'Brien

    Library Binding (Steadwell Books, Jan. 1, 2001)
    Describes the journeys of French explorer who joined an expedition to Canada and founded a settlement at Quebec, joined the Algonquins and Hurons against the Iroquis in an attempt to keep the land, and became the leader of New France.
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  • Exploring Space

    Gregory Vogt

    Library Binding (Steadwell Books, Sept. 1, 2000)
    This series unravels the mysteries of space in an easy-to-read style. It allows readers to investigate worlds beyond our one, exploring an array of facts and ideas about the objects in the night sky and their origins. Learn how planets, moons and other celestial bodies are formed and their chemical composition. Discuss the different types of space exploration such as rockets, telescopes and space stations. Each book contains: - reputable web sites and addresses of institutions for further research - amazing full-colour photographs
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  • The Milky Way and Other Galaxies

    Gregory Vogt

    Library Binding (Steadwell Books, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Describes our galaxy the Milky Way and provides information about other kinds of galaxies, how they change and collide, and how they are studied.
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  • West African Kingdoms

    Julie Nelson

    Library Binding (Steadwell Books, Sept. 1, 2001)
    Discusses the history of four important African kingdoms: Ghana, Mali, Zimbabwe, and Songhay.
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  • The Travels of John and Sebastian Cabot

    Joanne Mattern, Patrick O'Brien

    Library Binding (Steadwell Books, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Looks at the lives of the two Italian explorers and their voyages to North America and their attempts to reach the Orient.
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  • Toucans

    Sam Dollar

    Library Binding (Steadwell Books, Jan. 1, 2001)
    Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and life cycle of toucans.
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