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Into the unknown : how great explorers found their way by land, sea, and air / Stewart Ross ; illustrated by Stephen Biesty.
Ross, Stewart.

Branch: 1033
Call Number: 910.9 Ros       Collection: TX
ISBN: 9780763649487
Pub. Info: Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2011.
Target Audience: 7.9. 4-7. 1120 Lexile.
Study Program Note: Accelerated Reader MG 7.9 4.0 144691. Reading Counts RC 10.6 7.0 55013.

"With fantastic unfolding cross sections!"--Jacket.

"Unwrap the jacket to reveal a giant world-map poster!"--Jacket.

Depicts the heroic explorers throughout the ages who have set out on adventures into the unknown and illustrates how they found their way, traveled, and managed to survive. Includes a fold-out world map, detailed fold-outs of their voyages, and an index.
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Space explorers / Steve Goldsworthy.
Goldsworthy, Steve.

Branch: 1033
Call Number: 920 Gol       Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781616906368
Pub. Info: New York : AV2 by Weigl, c2012.
Target Audience: 6.8. 4-6.
Study Program Note: Accelerated Reader MG 6.8 1.0 144807.

Includes index.

Provides information about the astronauts who have ventured into space and their accomplishments. Describes a variety of careers within the field, depicts the space equipment and transports, and examines the future of space exploration. Provides color photos, a timeline, a quiz, an experiment, a glossary, and an index as well as weblinks that coordinate with the printed information.
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National Geographic United States atlas for young explorers. National Geographic.

Branch: 0033
Call Number: 912.73 Nat       Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781426302558
Pub. Info: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2008.

Previous ed.: 2004.

Includes index.

Presents world, regional, and thematic maps as well as photographic essays on each continent.
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A journey to the center of the earth / Jules Verne ; with an afterword by Michael Dirda.
Verne, Jules,

Branch: 0033
Location: Valley
Call Number: F Ver       Collection: TX
ISBN: 0451524500 :
Pub. Info: New York : Signet Classic, 1986.
Target Audience: 1040 Lexile.
Study Program Note: Accelerated Reader AR 9.9 17.0 535 PB

A team of explorers makes an expedition into a crater in Iceland which leads to the center of the earth and to incredible and horrifying discoveries.
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Lewis & Clark / Nick Bertozzi.
Bertozzi, Nick,

Branch: 1033
Call Number: 917.8 Ber       Collection: TX
ISBN: 9781596434509
Pub. Info: New York : First Second, 2011.
Target Audience: 2.9. 7-12.
Study Program Note: Accelerated Reader MG 2.9 1.0 143634.

Presents, in graphic novel format, the adventures of explorers Lewis and Clark during their journey from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean.
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Building a new world / by Jim Ollhoff.
Ollhoff, Jim,

Branch: 1033
Call Number: 970.01 Oll       Collection: TX
ISBN: 1617830534
Pub. Info: Edina, Minn. : ABDO Pub., c2012.
Target Audience: 960 Lexile. 6.6. 5-8 Follett School Solutions.
Study Program Note: Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.1 0.5 147150 IN.

Includes index.

Follows the time line of Hispanic American culture, discussing the movements, struggles, and successes of the Latin people in the United States beginning in the 1500s, and describing Spanish settlements throughout the United States the accomplishments of key historical figures.
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Christopher Columbus : the voyage that changed the world / Emma Carlson Bernay.
Berne, Emma Carlson.

Branch: 0033
Call Number: B Col       Collection: TX
ISBN: 1402760566 :
Pub. Info: New York : Sterling, c2008.
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Byrd & Igloo : a polar adventure / Samantha Seiple.
Seiple, Samantha,

Branch: 1033
Call Number: B Byr       Collection: TX
ISBN: 9780545562768
Pub. Info: New York, NY : Scholastic Press, 2013.
Target Audience: 6.7. 4-6. 1020 Lexile.
Study Program Note: Accelerated Reader MG 6.7 5.0 162902.

Explores the true story of polar explorer Richard E. Byrd and his faithful pioneering companion, the fox-terrier named Igloo, and their race to be the first to fly a plane over both the North and the South poles.
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To the South Pole / by Valerie Bodden.
Bodden, Valerie.

Branch: 1033
Call Number: 919.8 Bod       Collection: TX
ISBN: 0898126673
Pub. Info: Mankato, Minn. : Creative Paperbacks, c2012.
Target Audience: 7.6. 5-8 Follett School Solutions.

A history of Roald Amundsen's successful 1911 trip to the South Pole, detailing the challenges encountered, the individuals involved, the discoveries made, and how the expedition left its mark upon the world.
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To the ocean deep / by Valerie Bodden.
Bodden, Valerie.

Branch: 1033
Call Number: 551.46 Bod       Collection: TX
ISBN: 0898126657
Pub. Info: Mankato, Minn. : Creative Paperbacks, c2012.
Target Audience: 8.1. 5-8 Follett School Solutions.

A history of the 1960 descent to the bottom of the ocean by the bathyscaphe "Trieste," detailing the challenges encountered, the individuals involved, the discoveries made, and how the expedition left its mark upon the world.
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