Exploration & Discovery Books


Westward with Columbus: Set Sail on the Voyage That Changed the World (Time Quest Book)Westward with Columbus: Set Sail on the Voyage That Changed the World (Time Quest Book)
Best Price: $3.00
In the summer of 1990, a crew of adventurers, including the author, faithfully reenacted...
Conquerors & Explorers (Fact Or Fiction Series)Conquerors & Explorers (Fact Or Fiction Series)Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of the Shakleton and the EnduranceShipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of the Shakleton and the Endurance
The harrowing story of the ill-fated Endurance, now in paperback. In August 1914, Ernest...
Mapas Y Globos Terraqueos/Maps and Globes (Spanish Edition)Mapas Y Globos Terraqueos/Maps and Globes (Spanish Edition)Theodore Roosevelt and the Exploration of the Amazon Basin (Explorers of the New Worlds)Theodore Roosevelt and the Exploration of the Amazon Basin (Explorers of the New Worlds)


Marco Polo: A Journey Through China (Expedition)Marco Polo: A Journey Through China (Expedition)
Describes Marco Polo's travels through Asia, and discusses the people and cultures he...
Exploring for ShipwrecksExploring for Shipwrecks
Best Price: $18.65
Introduces the discipline of underwater archaeology and the techniques used to find and study...
Exploration by LandExploration by Land
Examines the opening and development of the silk route and the effects of trade between the East...
Sir Francis DrakeSir Francis Drake
A biography of the English seaman and explorer who became the first man from England to sail...
Christopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus


A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark (Picture Book Biographies)A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark (Picture Book Biographies)
Best Price: $10.94
An introduction to the lives of Lewis and Clark and to the exploratory expedition they led from...
Ferdinand Magellan: The First Voyage Around the World (The Library of Explorers and Exploration)Ferdinand Magellan: The First Voyage Around the World (The Library of Explorers and Exploration)
Best Price: $20.58
Grade Level: 2-3 Age Level: 7-8 Listening Level: Grades 4-6 The Library of Explorers and...
Young Christopher Columbus: Discoverer of New Worlds (Troll First-Start Biography)Young Christopher Columbus: Discoverer of New Worlds (Troll First-Start Biography)The Story of Christopher Columbus: Admiral of the Open Sea (Famous Lives (Gareth Stevens))The Story of Christopher Columbus: Admiral of the Open Sea (Famous Lives (Gareth Stevens))
Traces the life of the Italian sailor who is most remembered for his voyages to the New World on...
Three Dogs, Two Mules, and a ReindeerThree Dogs, Two Mules, and a Reindeer
Best Price: $7.53
Set in various parts of Alaska, young readers who were drawn in by love of dogs, reindeer or...

The Usborne Book of Explorers: From Columbus to Armstrong (Famous Lives (E.D.C. Hardcover))The Usborne Book of Explorers: From Columbus to Armstrong (Famous Lives (E.D.C. Hardcover))El Descubrimiento de Las Americas (Spanish Edition)El Descubrimiento de Las Americas (Spanish Edition)
Best Price: $11.86
Every October Americans celebrate the discovery of their hemisphere by Christopher Columbus. But...
The Adventures of Sojourner : The Mission to Mars That Thrilled the WorldThe Adventures of Sojourner : The Mission to Mars That Thrilled the World
Best Price: $2.99
My students and I enjoyed this book. The narrative was compelling and the children loved the...
Hernan Corths (Groundbreakers)Hernan Corths (Groundbreakers)
Best Price: $132.90
What did Hernan Cortes hope to find when he explored Mexico? Why did he decide to destroy...
Hernan Cortes: The Life of a Spanish Conquistador (Graphic Nonfiction)Hernan Cortes: The Life of a Spanish Conquistador (Graphic Nonfiction)
Best Price: $24.99
Adventurous explorer or ruthless imperialist? In 1519, Spanish conquistador Hernán...

The Old Spanish Trail: From Santa Fe, New Mexico to Los Angeles, California (Famous American Trails Series)The Old Spanish Trail: From Santa Fe, New Mexico to Los Angeles, California (Famous American Trails Series)
Best Price: $15.87
Describes the Old Spanish Trail and the pioneers who settled in California.
Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?
Best Price: $17.20
Discusses the voyages of Christopher Columbus who determined to beat everyone in the race to the...
Christopher Columbus-Coloring BookChristopher Columbus-Coloring Book
Best Price: $2.85
Magnificently illustrated from the 1493 and other early editions, with Columbus's own words...
La Primera: The Story of Wild MustangsLa Primera: The Story of Wild Mustangs
Best Price: $8.25
While La Primera is a book that gives us the background of the mustangs, Ian Tyson has written...
Draw Write Now, Book 2: Christopher Columbus, Autumn Harvest, Weather (Draw-Write-Now)Draw Write Now, Book 2: Christopher Columbus, Autumn Harvest, Weather (Draw-Write-Now)
Best Price: $7.86
I love this series for my English language learners. I teach content to 4th graders who are...

Marco Polo for Kids: His Marvelous Journey to China: 21 ActivitiesMarco Polo for Kids: His Marvelous Journey to China: 21 Activities
Best Price: $25.95
Final Frontier: Voyages into Outer SpaceFinal Frontier: Voyages into Outer Space
Best Price: $0.01
A young reader's guide to space exploration. Final Frontier is an illustrated guide...
Henry Hudson (Robbie Readers) (What's So Great About...?)Henry Hudson (Robbie Readers) (What's So Great About...?)
Best Price: $21.55
Explorer Henry Hudson was famous in life and death. Between 1607 and 1611, he led four voyages...
Explorers (Groundbreakers: Explorers)Explorers (Groundbreakers: Explorers)Sacagawea: Indian Guide (Beginner Biographies)Sacagawea: Indian Guide (Beginner Biographies)
Best Price: $18.27
These simple, illustrated biographies provide a perfect entry point for learning about history....

What If You Met a Pirate? (Single Titles)What If You Met a Pirate? (Single Titles)History News: Explorers NewsHistory News: Explorers News
Best Price: $3.41
Explorer's News is a colorful and informative presentation of major explorers in world...
Exploration of Africa (Great Explorers Series)Exploration of Africa (Great Explorers Series)
Best Price: $3.95
Finally a book for children about the exploration of Africa. I have several students who are...
La Salle: Explorer of the Mississippi (Explorers!)La Salle: Explorer of the Mississippi (Explorers!)
Best Price: $51.06
Hillary and Norgay: To the Top of Mount Everest (In the Footsteps of Explorers)Hillary and Norgay: To the Top of Mount Everest (In the Footsteps of Explorers)
Best Price: $7.53

The Biography of Silk (How Did That Get Here?)The Biography of Silk (How Did That Get Here?)
Best Price: $14.00
Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac: French Settlements at Detroit and Louisiana (In the Footsteps of Explorers)Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac: French Settlements at Detroit and Louisiana (In the Footsteps of Explorers)
Best Price: $21.64
Exploration in the Renaissance (Renaissance World)Exploration in the Renaissance (Renaissance World)
Best Price: $11.95
Children can be successfully introduced to Renaissance history, accomplishments, discoveries,...
Eyewitness Activity Files: MummyEyewitness Activity Files: Mummy
Best Price: $21.71
Each of these action-packed folders is bursting with posters, document replicas, transcripts,...
Great Journey (Remarkable World Series)Great Journey (Remarkable World Series)
Best Price: $27.12
An account of the great journeys made by explorers into the unknown continents of Africa, Asia...

A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark (Picture Book Biographies)A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark (Picture Book Biographies)
Best Price: $10.94
An introduction to the lives of Lewis and Clark and to the exploratory expedition they led from...
Ferdinand Magellan: The First Voyage Around the World (The Library of Explorers and Exploration)Ferdinand Magellan: The First Voyage Around the World (The Library of Explorers and Exploration)
Best Price: $20.58
Grade Level: 2-3 Age Level: 7-8 Listening Level: Grades 4-6 The Library of Explorers and...
Young Christopher Columbus: Discoverer of New Worlds (Troll First-Start Biography)Young Christopher Columbus: Discoverer of New Worlds (Troll First-Start Biography)The Story of Christopher Columbus: Admiral of the Open Sea (Famous Lives (Gareth Stevens))The Story of Christopher Columbus: Admiral of the Open Sea (Famous Lives (Gareth Stevens))
Traces the life of the Italian sailor who is most remembered for his voyages to the New World on...
Three Dogs, Two Mules, and a ReindeerThree Dogs, Two Mules, and a Reindeer
Best Price: $7.53
Set in various parts of Alaska, young readers who were drawn in by love of dogs, reindeer or...

The Usborne Book of Explorers: From Columbus to Armstrong (Famous Lives (E.D.C. Hardcover))The Usborne Book of Explorers: From Columbus to Armstrong (Famous Lives (E.D.C. Hardcover))El Descubrimiento de Las Americas (Spanish Edition)El Descubrimiento de Las Americas (Spanish Edition)
Best Price: $11.86
Every October Americans celebrate the discovery of their hemisphere by Christopher Columbus. But...
The Adventures of Sojourner : The Mission to Mars That Thrilled the WorldThe Adventures of Sojourner : The Mission to Mars That Thrilled the World
Best Price: $2.99
My students and I enjoyed this book. The narrative was compelling and the children loved the...
Hernan Corths (Groundbreakers)Hernan Corths (Groundbreakers)
Best Price: $132.90
What did Hernan Cortes hope to find when he explored Mexico? Why did he decide to destroy...
Hernan Cortes: The Life of a Spanish Conquistador (Graphic Nonfiction)Hernan Cortes: The Life of a Spanish Conquistador (Graphic Nonfiction)
Best Price: $24.99
Adventurous explorer or ruthless imperialist? In 1519, Spanish conquistador Hernán...

Exploration of Africa (Great Explorer (Barrons Educational))Exploration of Africa (Great Explorer (Barrons Educational))
The exciting true story of Stanley and Livingstone, plus earlier adventures of Africa's...
The Back of Beyond: A Story about Lewis and ClarkThe Back of Beyond: A Story about Lewis and Clark
Best Price: $19.60
An account of the 1804-1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition which took the explorers from St. Louis...
Exploring the Mississippi River Valley (Exploring the Americas)Exploring the Mississippi River Valley (Exploring the Americas)
Best Price: $18.20
Early European explorers were on a quest for gold, fur, and other riches in the New World. Even...
Ponce de LeonPonce de LeonLewis and Clark Expedition (American Adventure (Heinemann Paperback))Lewis and Clark Expedition (American Adventure (Heinemann Paperback))
Best Price: $17.85
Travel with the explorers who in 1804 set out from the Missouri River to help expand the nation...

Lands Forlorn: A Story of an Expedition to Hearne's Coppermine RiverLands Forlorn: A Story of an Expedition to Hearne's Coppermine River
Best Price: $38.70
This is a review sent to me by a noted Canadian English Professor. I'm not sure where it...
Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea (Scientists in the Field Series)Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea (Scientists in the Field Series)
Best Price: $10.34
I received this book from a thoughtful, loving, and dear kindred spirit of a friend and while it...
Vikings: My World Chicago, IllVikings: My World Chicago, Ill
Uses the viewpoint of an eight-year-old tenth-century Viking girl to present information about...
The Lewis and Clark Expedition (Let Freedom Ring)The Lewis and Clark Expedition (Let Freedom Ring)
Best Price: $49.99
Westward expansion brought stunning achievements and staggering failures to those who ventured...
Exploring the American West, 1803-1879Exploring the American West, 1803-1879
Best Price: $20.00
Official National Park illustrated handbook chronicles how the land between the Mississippi...

Gold and Silver, Silver and Gold: Tales of Hidden TreasureGold and Silver, Silver and Gold: Tales of Hidden Treasure
Best Price: $93.18
Presents legends, true stories, and tall tales about the hunting, finding, and losing of...
The Great Expedition of Lewis and Clark: by Private Reubin Field, Member of the Corps of DiscoveryThe Great Expedition of Lewis and Clark: by Private Reubin Field, Member of the Corps of Discovery
Best Price: $163.06
In 1803 a young farmer Reubin Field enlisted for a journey headed by Lewis and Clark. Edwards...
Sea of Ice: The Wreck of the Endurance (Step into Reading, Step 4, paper)Sea of Ice: The Wreck of the Endurance (Step into Reading, Step 4, paper)
Best Price: $10.99
Amazing, it was just amazing! I had never read anything like this before. I was surprised with...
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the EnduranceShipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance
Best Price: $4.99
This is one adventure I would never want to have. All that cold, discomfort,hard to stay warm,...
On the Trail of Lewis & Clark: a Journey Up the Missouri RiverOn the Trail of Lewis & Clark: a Journey Up the Missouri River

Exploring SaturnExploring Saturn
An illustrated preview to the Cassini-Huygens mission arriving at Saturn in 2004. ...
Off The Map: The Journals Of Lewis And Clark (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)Off The Map: The Journals Of Lewis And Clark (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A compilation of entries and excerpts from the journals...
If You Were There in 1492: Everyday Life in the Time of ColumbusIf You Were There in 1492: Everyday Life in the Time of Columbus
An imaginative account of everyday life in the time of Columbus discusses travel, the Moors,...
Brendan The Navigator: A History Mystery About The Discovery Of America (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)Brendan The Navigator: A History Mystery About The Discovery Of America (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Recounts St. Brendan's life and voyage to North...
Exploration of North America (Great Explorer (Barrons Educational))Exploration of North America (Great Explorer (Barrons Educational))
President Thomas Jefferson's purchase of the Louisiana Territory and the exciting adventures...

Sir Francis Drake (Great Explorers (Chelsea House))Sir Francis Drake (Great Explorers (Chelsea House))
Best Price: $28.44
Laika: The 1st Dog in Space (Famous Firsts: Animals Making History (Graphic Planet))Laika: The 1st Dog in Space (Famous Firsts: Animals Making History (Graphic Planet))
Best Price: $21.57
Animals have been an influential part of science, technology, and travel throughout time. Laika:...
The Lewis & Clark Expedition: Join the Corps of Discovery to Explore Uncharted Territory (Kaleidoscope Kids Book)The Lewis & Clark Expedition: Join the Corps of Discovery to Explore Uncharted Territory (Kaleidoscope Kids Book)
Best Price: $4.00
When it comes to putting kids in the driver's seat for learning, Kaleidoscope Kids books are...
Misterios de Los OceanosMisterios de Los OceanosNationalism and the Romantic Movement (History of the World (Zak Books))Nationalism and the Romantic Movement (History of the World (Zak Books))
Best Price: $29.00

Footprints in Time: A Walk in Sacajawea's MoccasinsFootprints in Time: A Walk in Sacajawea's Moccasins
When America was young, many individuals left their footprints in the sands of time as they...
Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the EnduranceShipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance
Best Price: $8.41
This was a required reading for my middle school child and it was much cheaper on Amazon than it...
The Book of Bravery, Being True Stories in an Ascending Scale of CourageThe Book of Bravery, Being True Stories in an Ascending Scale of Courage
This huge volume, which consists of two series, contains stories of heroes from all continents....
Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta 1325-1354Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta 1325-1354
Ibn Battuta was the traveler of his age—the fourteenth century, a time before Columbus when many...
So You Want to Be An Inventor?So You Want to Be An Inventor?
Best Price: $4.43
Judith St. George and David Small, the Caldecott Medal?winning team who created So You Want to...

The Race to the South Pole, Grades 3 - 8 (Stories From History)The Race to the South Pole, Grades 3 - 8 (Stories From History)
Best Price: $3.72
Turn the page and take a step back in time! From the Stories From History series, The Race to...
Samuel de Champlain: From New France to Cape Cod (In the Footsteps of Explorers)Samuel de Champlain: From New France to Cape Cod (In the Footsteps of Explorers)
Best Price: $5.00
Christopher Columbus: Sailing to a New World (In the Footsteps of Explorers)Christopher Columbus: Sailing to a New World (In the Footsteps of Explorers)
Best Price: $5.20
This title covers from 1451 to 1506, the time of Christopher Columbus' sea voyages, his...
Sir Walter Raleigh: Founding the Virginia Colony (In the Footsteps of Explorers)Sir Walter Raleigh: Founding the Virginia Colony (In the Footsteps of Explorers)
Best Price: $4.99
Exploring Planet Mars (Humans in Space)Exploring Planet Mars (Humans in Space)
Best Price: $18.63

Treasure Hunter's Handbook (Crabtree Connections)Treasure Hunter's Handbook (Crabtree Connections)
Best Price: $3.08
On Expedition with Lewis and Clark (Crabtree Connections)On Expedition with Lewis and Clark (Crabtree Connections)
Best Price: $4.79
Lewis & Clark (Exp-New) (Explorers of the New Worlds)Lewis & Clark (Exp-New) (Explorers of the New Worlds)
Best Price: $22.92
I brought this book home from the library for my son (9). After he read it, I picked it up and...
Flatboats On The Ohio - Pbk (New Cover) (Adventures in Frontier America)Flatboats On The Ohio - Pbk (New Cover) (Adventures in Frontier America)
Best Price: $15.99
These exciting stories of pioneer life capture the events and spirit of the times surrounding...
Westward Expansion (Making of America (Raintree))Westward Expansion (Making of America (Raintree))
Best Price: $35.64

The Discovery of the Americas Activities BookThe Discovery of the Americas Activities Book
Best Price: $10.00
Forty-three cross-curriculum activities. Perfect for the 1992 Columbus quincentennial and every...
Exploration and Conquest: The Americas After Columbus : 1500-1620Exploration and Conquest: The Americas After Columbus : 1500-1620
A second volume in an award-winning picture book series of American history relates the...
Vikings (My World)Vikings (My World)
Best Price: $5.75
Meet Thora, her brother Erik, and their friend Deirdre. They live on the Orkney Islands. Readers...
John Charles Fremont: Western Pathfinder (Let Freedom Ring)John Charles Fremont: Western Pathfinder (Let Freedom Ring)
Best Price: $1.60
A biography of John Charles Fremont, the nineteenth-century soldier, politician, and explorer...
Marco Polo (Fact Finders)Marco Polo (Fact Finders)
Best Price: $4.11

Reproduction and Growth (Exploring the Human Body)Reproduction and Growth (Exploring the Human Body)
Best Price: $0.99
Explains how the body's systems function and how to stay fit and healthy. 'Case...
The Travels of Francisco Pizarro (Explorers and Exploration)The Travels of Francisco Pizarro (Explorers and Exploration)10 Explorers Who Changed the World (10 Series)10 Explorers Who Changed the World (10 Series)
Best Price: $8.48
Everyone knows who Marco Polo and Christopher Columbus were. But do they know that Christopher...
Vasco Da Gama: So Strong a Spirit (Great Explorations)Vasco Da Gama: So Strong a Spirit (Great Explorations)
Best Price: $8.25
 
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