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Pub. Date
2014
Description
Throughout history, people have always explored new frontiers. Adventure, fame, and scientific discovery have all driven humans to forge into the unknown. This title examines the exploration of polar regions. Easy-to-read, engaging text takes readers to the Arctic and Antarctic, examines the explorers who journeyed to these frigid areas, and traces the development of the technology and techniques that made this exploration possible. Well-placed sidebars,...
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Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Ten exciting stories feature the hardships encountered by famous and sometimes brutal explorers in their quests to discover new lands. Stories include: Hernán Cortés and the Aztec rebellion, Francisco Pizarro's battle against the natives of Colombia, Lewis and Clark's expedition, David Livingstone's attack by lions in Africa, Marco Polo's travels in China, and Samuel de Champlain's fight against the Iroquois. Feature boxes and maps add additional...