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Series
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The stories of two dozen fascinating female explorers, from a wide range of eras, cultures, races, and economic backgrounds, are profiled in this entertaining and educational resource. Each of the women profiled overcame many obstacles to satisfy her curiosity and passions, including Eleanor Creesy, who was a ship's navigator in the 1800s; Kate Jackson, an insatiable investigator of venomous snakes whose work has led her to remote Africa and Latin...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
This award–winning YA book takes readers on a fascinating tour through the world of blood—from ancient history to modern science.
HP Newquist's thrilling volume explores the dark and often fascinating tales about blood—with an occasional side trip to explore the stranger aspects about blood and our relationship to it. Though common among living beings, this substance is anything but ordinary.
People have always feared...
HP Newquist's thrilling volume explores the dark and often fascinating tales about blood—with an occasional side trip to explore the stranger aspects about blood and our relationship to it. Though common among living beings, this substance is anything but ordinary.
People have always feared...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"April 13, 1970: Two hundred thousand miles from Earth and counting, an explosion rips through Jim Lovell's spacecraft. The crippled ship hurtles toward the moon at three times the speed of sound, losing power and leaking oxygen into space. Lovell and his crew were two days from the dream of a lifetime - walking on the surface of moon. Now, they will count themselves lucky to set foot on Earth again. From "Houston, we've had a problem" to the final...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1270L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes what happened when a slave ship packed with plunder was captured by pirates in 1717 then sunk by a brutal storm. Tells the story of the 1984 expedition to locate the wreck and what was uncovered.
Launched in 1716 to ply the Triangular Trade route, the Whydah was designed to be fast and to hold large amounts of cargo, both material and human. Captain Prince had completed the sale of slaves brought from Africa to the Caribbean and had turned...
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Every October, Americans are reminded of Christopher Columbus' voyages, although they might not know much about his journeys. Readers examine both Columbus' life and his voyages, from their preparations through their consequences for both Europeans and the native peoples of the Americas. Paintings, maps, and photographs illustrate the paths undertaken and give students a sense of how the Age of Exploration changed the world.
Author
Series
Lost volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
There wasn't a thing Ernest Shackleton could do. He stood on the ice-bound Weddell Sea, watching the giant blocks of frozen saltwater squeeze his ship to death. The ship's name seemed ironic now: the Endurance. But she had lasted nine months in this condition, stuck on the ice in the frigid Antarctic winter. So had Shackleton and his crew of 28 men, trying to become the first expedition ever to cross the entire continent.
Now, in October 1915, as...
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
What do moon rocks, a space shuttle, a white vest, and the Wright brothers' Flyer all have in common? They are some of the amazing artifacts on display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. Take a tour through the museum's collections. Engaging text, graphs, maps, and colorful images help readers discover the stories behind some of these high-flying pieces of history.
13) Exploring space
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about space exploration. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Compass Point Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
1090L
Language
English
Description
On the night of April 14, 1912, as it made its first voyage, the luxury steamship Titanic struck an iceberg. Then, a few hours after midnight on April 15, the ship sank thousands of feet before settling on the ocean floor. And that s where it stayed, whereabouts unknown, for the next 73 years until it was discovered by oceanographer Robert Ballard and his crew. The pictures and video Ballard brought back from the 1985 discovery helped stir new interest...
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
History comes alive for kids like no textbook can in this epic account of the time of the Vikings that's perfect for history buffs and reluctant readers! Contains awesome illustrations!
From battle-axe-wielding tribes plundering the greatest cities of Europe to powerful kings and queens ruling their dominions with iron fists, the Vikings were some of the most feared and fearless figures in European history. Find the bravest heroes, the...
From battle-axe-wielding tribes plundering the greatest cities of Europe to powerful kings and queens ruling their dominions with iron fists, the Vikings were some of the most feared and fearless figures in European history. Find the bravest heroes, the...
17) Exploring caves
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
""Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about cave exploration. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher"--
18) Neil Armstrong
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2013], c2014
Language
English
Description
This title introduces readers to Neil Armstrong, the great explorer who was the first person to walk on the moon. Armstrong's life story is examined from his childhood to marriage to his studies at Perdue University and service in the US Navy and the Korean War. Armstrong's years at NASA are covered, including the Gemini and Apollo programs, as well as Armstrong's historic mission on Apollo 11 with Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. Armstrong's later...
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about exploring the Amazon Rain Forest. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A riveting adventure biography of Fridtjof Nansen, the pioneer of polar exploration, with a focus on his harrowing three-year journey to the top of the world. A celebrity among the ranks of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton at the turn of the twentieth century, Fridtjof Nansen contributed tremendous amounts of new information to our knowledge about the Arctic. At a time when the North Pole was still undiscovered territory, he attempted to make it to...
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