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Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
This title introduces readers to Ferdinand Magellan, the great explorer who was the first to sail around the world. Magellan's life story is examined from his childhood to service in the court of Portugal's queen. Magellan's search for the Spice Islands in command of the Trinidad, the San Antonio, the Concepcion, and the Victoria is detailed, as is his exploration of the Canary Islands, Brazil, and Argentina and naming the Pacific Oceana and the...
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
"Presents a kid's illustrated guide to 100 of the world's wonders, both natural and manmade, in 47 countries and on every continent on earth. Travel the world through common points of interest, from sacred skeletons (Trunyan Tree cemetery in Indonesia leads you to India's Skeleton Lake, for example) to wild waterfalls (while in Zambia visit the Devil's Swimming Pool--and then move on to Antarctica's Blood Falls) to ice caves to bioluminescence"--
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In 1889, New York reporter Nellie Bly, inspired by Jules Verne's book Around the World in 80 Days, began an around-the-world journey that she hoped to complete in less time. Her trip was sponsored by her employer, the newspaper The World. Just hours after her ship set out across the Atlantic, the publisher of The Cosmopolitan magazine put writer Elizabeth Bisland on a westbound train. Bisland was headed around the world in the opposite direction,...
11) Francis Drake
Author
Pub. Date
c1992
Description
Describes the life and adventures of the seaman who was the first Englishman to sail around the world.
13) James Cook
Author
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
This book introduces the life of James Cook, the English explorer and mapmaker who sailed to many lands and claimed them for England.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Tells the stories of those intrepid adventurers who have circled the globe, from the first voyage around the world led by Ferdinand Magellan to modern solo circumnavigators such as Ellen MacArthur and Steve Fossett.
19) My perfect cabin
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Follow Lucile on a globetrotting adventure as she searches for a place that she can call home. From tropical rainforest to the snowy Arctic, will she ever find her dream home? Come along with us and lets find out!
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
"Explore seven continent maps packed with hundreds of activities and challenges to inspire armchair travelers of any age. Whether you're visiting the penguins of Antarctica, dancing the samba in Brazil, or steering a gondola in Venice, this book brings together epic adventures from the remotest corners of the globe and discoveries to be made on your own doorstep" -- Unedited summary from the book.