Exploration & Discovery Books


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: $4.89
If you ever think your job is hard, or you feel like complaining about the traffic or the...
Maps and Globes (Reading Rainbow Book)Maps and Globes (Reading Rainbow Book)
Best Price: $3.06
This is a wonderful book for teaching about maps and globes in a simple, fun and colorful way. ...
The Titanic: Lost and Found (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4)The Titanic: Lost and Found (Step-Into-Reading, Step 4)
Best Price: $0.85
My 7-year-old read this (with a little help), and we were both fascinated. The story is told...
Who Was Marco Polo? (Who Was...?)Who Was Marco Polo? (Who Was...?)
Best Price: $1.88
I agree with reviewers who commented on other books in this series-- these are an excellent...
Around the World in a Hundred YearsAround the World in a Hundred Years
Best Price: $3.68
I wish I had read this BEFORE I gave it to my son to read! The author writes about wonderful...


Who Was Sacagawea? (Who Was...?)Who Was Sacagawea? (Who Was...?)
Best Price: $1.48
My 1st grader had to read a biography for a class project and this book fit the bill perfectly....
How We Crossed The West: The Adventures Of Lewis And ClarkHow We Crossed The West: The Adventures Of Lewis And Clark
Best Price: $3.91
I bought this book because our family is planning a summer vacation to Montana. We wanted to...
Along Came GalileoAlong Came Galileo
Best Price: $8.00
This excellent biography of Galileo effectively relates the cultural view toward science at the...
History Pockets: Explorers of North America, Grades 4-6+History Pockets: Explorers of North America, Grades 4-6+
Best Price: $7.65
I teach 5th grade and used the activities in this book to supplement the text and online...
Dinosaurs, DinosaursDinosaurs, Dinosaurs
Best Price: $2.99
What a fun introduction to the world of dinosaurs! And yet with plenty of information to...


The Silk Route: 7,000 Miles of HistoryThe Silk Route: 7,000 Miles of History
Best Price: $2.58
This book was included in a Maryland Department of Education lesson plan for teaching the Silk...
Lewis and Clark: A Prairie Dog for the President (Step into Reading, Step 3)Lewis and Clark: A Prairie Dog for the President (Step into Reading, Step 3)
Best Price: $0.90
I just bought about 30 children's books for my son's 7th birthday which is fast approaching. He...
Exploration and Conquest: The Americas After Columbus: 1500-1620 (The American Story)Exploration and Conquest: The Americas After Columbus: 1500-1620 (The American Story)
Best Price: $4.16
This text is lengthier than the Constitution book. I believe it can still be easily read and...
Explorers Who Got LostExplorers Who Got Lost
Best Price: $3.99
This book contains short biographies of 8 important explorers who "discovered" the...
EarthsearchEarthsearch
Best Price: $13.10
What this book does better than anything else I've ever read is present the world in very visual...

Who Was First?: Discovering the AmericasWho Was First?: Discovering the Americas
Best Price: $8.00
On accuracy: It is wrong to skip or gloss over facts that lead to wrong conclusions. In Russel...
You Wouldn't Want to Sail With Christopher Columbus!: Uncharted Waters You'd Rather Not Cross (You Wouldn't Want to...)You Wouldn't Want to Sail With Christopher Columbus!: Uncharted Waters You'd Rather Not Cross (You Wouldn't Want to...)
Best Price: $4.70
I bought two books for Columbus Day for my 5 year old. I really love this one however it is bit...
Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?
Best Price: $3.35
Columbus was a lucky man (blessed, he would say). He had to be. Who else could have so much go...
The Discovery of the Americas: From Prehistory Through the Age of Columbus (The American Story)The Discovery of the Americas: From Prehistory Through the Age of Columbus (The American Story)
Best Price: $2.87
We read this book as part of our medieval times studies, and it compliments your studies...
Lost City: The Discovery of Machu PicchuLost City: The Discovery of Machu Picchu
Best Price: $10.42
Accessibly written and very beautifully by Caldecott Honor Winner Ted Lewin, Lost City: The...

Marco Polo: Overland to China (In the Footsteps of Explorers)Marco Polo: Overland to China (In the Footsteps of Explorers)
Best Price: $4.68
Lewis and Clark Expedition Coloring BookLewis and Clark Expedition Coloring Book
Best Price: $1.77
We have really enjoyed studying Lewis and Clark, so I bought this to serve as a review and fun...
Meet Christopher Columbus (Landmark Books)Meet Christopher Columbus (Landmark Books)
Best Price: $1.76
My 7 year old really liked this, and more generally this whole Landmark series is very good for...
Adventures Of Marco PoloAdventures Of Marco Polo
Best Price: $6.88
The artwork is beautiful and includes reproductions from medieval illuminated versions. (It's...
Marco Polo for Kids: His Marvelous Journey to China, 21 Activities (For Kids series)Marco Polo for Kids: His Marvelous Journey to China, 21 Activities (For Kids series)
Best Price: $8.99
This has to be one of the best activity / history combinations I have yet seen. I used this...

Great Explorers (Junior Classics)Great Explorers (Junior Classics)
Best Price: $10.19
We started off getting one of this series for a vacation car trip. Now we have collected eight...
Exploration of North America Coloring BookExploration of North America Coloring Book
Best Price: $1.64
I really appreciate this coloring book, it has added to our History curriculum; TruthQuest. I...
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: $7.50
I love this series for my English language learners. I teach content to 4th graders who are...
Ice Wreck (A Stepping Stone Book)Ice Wreck (A Stepping Stone Book)
Best Price: $0.99
I have been a huge fan of the Shackleton expetion/adventure ever since I learned about it....
Explorers (Fandex Family Field Guides)Explorers (Fandex Family Field Guides)
Best Price: $5.64
These are handy quick reference cards that can help you on a report or paper. They are ideal for...

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: $7.60
I bought this book after meeting the author. The book cover doesn't look as pretty as other...
America in the Time of Lewis and Clark: 1801 To 1850 (America in the Time Of...)America in the Time of Lewis and Clark: 1801 To 1850 (America in the Time Of...)
Best Price: $4.99
Uses the Lewis and Clark expedition as a reference to examine the history and everyday life of...
So You Want to Be An Inventor?So You Want to Be An Inventor?
Best Price: $3.40
Author Judith St. George and award winning illustrator David Small are back with a new and...
The Vikings (Landmark Books) (Landmark Books)The Vikings (Landmark Books) (Landmark Books)
Best Price: $3.01
This book would probably be more for a fifth or sixth grader. Very long and complex for a...
Sacajawea (All Aboard Reading)Sacajawea (All Aboard Reading)
Best Price: $1.26
The students in my reading classes are very interested in biographies, especially biographies of...

Accidents May HappenAccidents May Happen
Best Price: $3.18
This book lists some interesting bits of information, but MANY of the items listed are not...
The Picture History of Great ExplorersThe Picture History of Great Explorers
Best Price: $12.36
very big coverage, goes beyound a well-known names. Also great out-of-print the picture history...
Ice Story: Shackleton's Lost ExpeditionIce Story: Shackleton's Lost Expedition
Best Price: $4.96
My homeschooled kids LOVED this book. It doesn't have the bright pictures or tongue-in-check...
Mayflower 1620: A New Look at a Pilgrim VoyageMayflower 1620: A New Look at a Pilgrim Voyage
Best Price: $3.55
The collaborative effort of the Plimoth Plantation, authors Peter Arenstam, John Kemp, and...
The World Made New: Why the Age of Exploration Happened and How It Changed the World (Timelines of American History)The World Made New: Why the Age of Exploration Happened and How It Changed the World (Timelines of American History)
Best Price: $7.94
National Geographic has always given readers the bigger picture of our world. Now The World...

Bones, Bones, Dinosaur BonesBones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones
Best Price: $7.93
My five year old daughter specifically asked for this book as a Christmas gift after checking it...
DK Readers: Antarctic Adventure, Exploring the Frozen Continent (Level 4: Proficient Readers)DK Readers: Antarctic Adventure, Exploring the Frozen Continent (Level 4: Proficient Readers)
Best Price: $0.95
This is another DK reader that not only held the interest of my 9 yr old son but captivated him...
A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark (Picture Book Biography)A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark (Picture Book Biography)
Best Price: $1.00
I liked this work, but must agree with another reviewer there, this work probably would not be...
Animals Christopher Columbus Saw: An Adventure in the New WorldAnimals Christopher Columbus Saw: An Adventure in the New World
Best Price: $8.30
In this new series by award-winning author Sandra Markle, famous explorers take a back seat to...
The Old World and AmericaThe Old World and America
Best Price: $11.59
As the author's name and title suggests, this history text book is written by a Catholic priest...

The Mayflower  &  the Pilgrims' New WorldThe Mayflower & the Pilgrims' New World
Best Price: $13.59
In stunning prose, Nathaniel Philbrick evokes the drama of the voyage of the Mayflower and the...
Ferdinand Magellan: Circumnavigating the World (In the Footsteps of Explorers)Ferdinand Magellan: Circumnavigating the World (In the Footsteps of Explorers)
Best Price: $4.57
Great Black Heroes: Five Brave Explorers (level 4) (Hello Reader)Great Black Heroes: Five Brave Explorers (level 4) (Hello Reader)
Best Price: $0.12
Brendan the NavigatorBrendan the Navigator
Best Price: $3.32
My family attends a church named after St. Brendan, so I wanted to purchase a book for my son...
Dog of Discovery: A Newfoundland's Adventures With Lewis and ClarkDog of Discovery: A Newfoundland's Adventures With Lewis and Clark
Best Price: $6.17
I used this book in my classroom to teach about Lewis and Clarks journey. My students loved...

Reaching for the MoonReaching for the Moon
Best Price: $3.14
The age range for this book is listed on the cover as 6-9 and not 9-12.
History News: Explorers News (History News)History News: Explorers News (History News)
Best Price: $3.15
Explorer's News is a colorful and informative presentation of major explorers in world history. ...
   
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