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Kallen, Stuart A.

Summary: Uses primary source documents to follow Christopher Columbus on his journeys to the New World.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2018

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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 970.01 KAL

Waxman, Laura Hamilton

Summary: Chronicles the life and career of Juan Ponce de Léon, tracing his travels in the Carribbean and his discoveries of Florida and Puerto Rico.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2018

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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 910.92 WAX

Kallen, Stuart A.

Summary: Uses primary source documents to follow Francisco Vázquez de Coronado on his search for the Seven Cities of Cibola.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2018

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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 910.92 KAL

Summary: From the top of Everest to the deepest recesses of previously unexplored caves, from the heart of the sea to the far reaches of space, African American explorers and adventurers have helped chart the unknown, push the boundaries of the frontier, scale the heights, and shoot for the stars. With profiles of courageous and pioneering figures like Arctic explorer Matthew Alexander Henson, the Lewis...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishing 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 AFR

Davis, Hasan

Summary: "Thomas Jefferson's Corps of Discovery included Captains Lewis and Clark and a crew of 28 men to chart a route from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean. All the crew but one volunteered for the mission. York, the enslaved man taken on the journey, did not choose to go. Slaves did not have choices. York's contributions to the expedition, however, were invaluable. The captains came to rely on York's...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Editions, a Capstone imprint 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 YOR

Phillips, Katrina M.

Summary: "In 1921, Inupait seamstress Ada Blackjack joined a a group of four white men who wanted to establish a trading post on Wrangel Island in the freezing Arctic Ocean. The explorers were stranded on the island when their return ship was forced to turn back due to ice. Facing harsh conditions and dwindling food supplies, the men died one by one, but Ada remained. Find out how she alone managed to...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 910.92 PHI

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J GRAPHIC PHI

Bailey, Katharine

Summary: Radisson and des Groseilliers were French explorers and fur traders. Their discoveries led to the creation of the Hudson Bay Company, Canada's oldest corporation and one of the oldest merchant companies in the world.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. 2006

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Harmon, Daniel E.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2001

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB LA SALLE HAR

Levinson, Nancy Smiler.

Summary: A biography of the fifteenth-century Italian seaman and navigator who unknowingly discovered a new continent while looking for a western route to India.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lodestar Books 1990

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Pelta, Kathy.

Summary: A biography of Christopher Columbus with emphasis on how historians have worked and are still working to find out the truth about his life and discoveries.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner 1991

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB COL PEL

Barone, Rebecca (Rebecca E.)

Summary: "In 1910, Captain Robert Scott prepared his crew for a trip that no one had ever completed: a journey to the South Pole. He vowed to get there any way he could, even if it meant looking death in the eye. Then, not long before he set out, the telegram arrived: "Proceeding to Antarctic - Roald Amundsen." What was to be an expedition had become a race. One hundred and eight years later, Captain...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 919.89 BAR

Cummins, Julie.

Summary: Introduces inspiring women whose passions for exploration made them push the boundaries, including Nellie Cashman, Annie Smith Peck, and Delia Julia Denning Akeley.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2012

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 CUM

Gallagher, Jim

Summary: A biography of the wealthy Spaniard who came to the New World to seek glory and who was the first European to reach the Mississippi River in 1541.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House Publishers 2000

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB DESOTO GAL

Otfinoski, Steven.

Summary: Recounts the explorations of Spanish soldier Juan Ponce de Len̤, who discovered, founded, and named Florida, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Benchmark Books 2005

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PON

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Summary: "Discover the extraordinary history and thrilling frontiers of exploration with this gorgeously illustrated guide from The Explorers Club, the historic and esteemed home of the world's most prominent explorers"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2023

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Amoroso, Cynthia.

Summary: A brief introduction to the life and accomplishments of the Norwiegan explorer Lief Eriksson.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Child's World 2003

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB ERIKSSON KLI

Aston, Felicity

Summary: "The story of how British polar explorer Felicity Aston gathered a team of ten women from across Europe and the Middle East to ski over the frozen Arctic Ocean to the North Pole"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge Publishing 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.911 AST

Fenster, J. M. (Julie M.)

Summary: "The surprising story of how Thomas Jefferson commanded an unrivaled age of American exploration, sending out waves of expeditions into the West after the Louisiana Purchase. In presiding over that era of discovery, Jefferson forged a great nation"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.4 FEN

Fritz, Jean.

Summary: Discusses the voyages of Christopher Columbus who determined to beat everyone in the race to the Indies.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Putnam 1980

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 COL

Kemper, Steve.

Contents: Preparations -- Invitation to Africa -- At the edge of the desert -- First steps -- Stalled in Murzuk -- The palace of demons -- To Aïr -- Plundered -- Days and nights in Tintellust -- Desert port -- Separate ways -- "The celebrated emporium of Negroland" -- An ending -- The kingdom of Bornu -- A mystery solved -- "The horde of the Welad Sliman" -- Razzia -- Captive in Bagirmi -- Letters from...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Co. 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 916.70423 KEM

Medina, Nico

Summary: "Hold on to your Viking helmets as you learn about the first known European to set foot on North America in this exciting addition to the Who Was? Series! Leif Erikson was born to be an explorer. His father, Erik the Red, had established the first European settlement in present-day Greenland, and although he didn't yet know it, Leif was destined to embark on an adventure of his own. The wise...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ERI

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ERI

Meltzer, Milton

Summary: Describes the voyages of Columbus, the terrible impact of the Spaniards on the Indians, and the ultimate cultural influence of the Native Americans on their white conquerors.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: F. Watts 1990

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921COL

Millard, Candice

Summary: "For millennia the location of the Nile River's headwaters was shrouded in mystery. In the nineteenth century, there was a frenzy of interest in ancient Egypt. At the same time, European powers sent off waves of explorations intended to map the unknown corners of the globe--and extend their colonial empires. Two British men--Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke--were sent by the Royal...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Random House Audio 2022

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA 916.204 MIL

Wade, Mary Dodson.

Summary: Christopher Columbus was looking for a faster trade route to China. Instead of finding spices, he opened the way to a part of the world no one in Europe even knew existed! The well-organized chapters help students identify key details while the photographs, timelines and other text features encourage students to make connections between historical events and enable students to better understand...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2015

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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 COL

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 COL

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