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2) Geography
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that Antarctica's largest land animal is an insect? Did you know that the smallest country in the world is only 0.2 square miles?! Learn more weird-but-true geography facts with A.J. and Andrea from Dan Gutman's bestselling My Weird School series. This all-new series of nonfiction books features hundreds of hysterical facts, plus lots of photos and illustrations."--Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the Age of Exploration covers the nautical practices of fifteenth-century Europe, Henry the Navigator's fateful new sea routes, and the impact of European advancement on ancient civilizations.
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Reference, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
This encyclopedia offers readers a look at each US state. Alongside maps of every state is informative text discussing the states' geographic features, climates, natural resources, and enjoyable things people can do there. Features include a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Christopher Columbus is one of the most famous explorers of all time, but he was neither the first nor last adventurer to ever stumble upon a great discovery. From the Silk Road of Asia to the icy shores of Antarctica, our knowledge of the world today is in large part due to several intrepid pioneers, risking life and limb for the sake of exploration. After all, setting off into the dark unknown requires an enormous amount of bravery. But every explorer...
Author
Series
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A passport and rhyming text celebrate the author's adventures discovering differences as well as similarities, from "A" for the variety of animals that populate the planet to "Z" for the time zones that mark the days around the world.
12) Where do I live?
Author
Publisher
Barron's
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
Part of being a child is wondering. This charming book uses easy words and color illustrations to explain to children exactly where they live. Crenshaw starts with a child's room, in his or her home, neighborhood, town, state, and county-then moves out to the planet Earth, the solar system, and the Milky Way. From there, children trace their way home again.
13) Our earth
Author
Publisher
Silver Whistle/Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A simple introduction to geography which explains such things as how the earth was shaped, how islands are born from volcanoes, and how gushing springs affect rivers.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Awesome places can be found all over our world. But which ones are the deepest, tallest, or hottest? Through easy-to-read text, amazing photos, and a fun activity, beginning readers will learn all about the most extreme places on our planet."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In The Renaissance Explorers with History Projects for Kids, readers ages 10 to 15 find out more about what it meant to be an explorer and follow the biographies of five famous Renaissance explorers, including Niccolò de Conti, Bartolomeu Dias, Vasco da Gama, Pêro da Covilhã, and Ferdinand Magellan, from their childhoods until their exhilarating days of scouting new-to-them lands. In addition to diving deep into the biographies of five Renaissance...
19) Explorer
Author
Series
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
1991.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Highlights various explorers and their discoveries.
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