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Author
Publisher
Hill and Wang
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Between 1803 and 1806, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark co-captained the most famous expedition in American history. But while Lewis ended his life just three years later, Clark, as the highest-ranking Federal official in the West, spent three decades overseeing its consequences: Indian removal and the destruction of Native America. In a rare combination of storytelling and scholarship, best-selling author Landon Y. Jones presents for the first...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harcourt Brace/Gulliver
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Captain Meriwether Lewis's dog Seaman describes his experiences as he accompanies his master on the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore the uncharted western wilderness.
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
c1980
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Newbery Honor author Jean Fritz takes us on a historic tour of Christopher Columbus! "In a simple, short biography of Columbus she has been extraordinarily successful in extracting the essence of the man."-The Horn Book
Christopher Columbus thought he knew where he was going. He had planned to be the first to cross the ocean and reach the rich lands of the Indies. And when he returned to Spain, he insisted to everyone who would listen that he'd succeeded....
11) Journey to Juno
Author
Series
Galaxy Zack volume 2
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On the planet Nebulon in 2120, Zack joins his school's Explorer's Club and visits Juno, a planet made of crystals, but he is less than thrilled when he is partnered with the class bully.
Author
Publisher
Clarion
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"For a long time, most people believed that Christopher Columbus was the first explorer to 'discover' America--the first to make a successful round-trip voyage across the Atlantic. But in recent years, as new evidence has come to light, our understanding of history has changed. We know now that Columbus was among the last explorers to reach the Americas, not the first"--Book jacket.
Author
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
1989
Language
English
Description
Describes the exploration of North America by European seafarers in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, including discussion of the Vikings, Columbus, John Cabot, the early Spanish and French explorers, and the search for the Northwestern Passage.
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