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41) Dora loves Boots
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On Valentine's Day Dora and Boots pick a favorite place and set out to meet there with Map's help, but they also need help from readers. Includes a picnic maze.
42) Strange world
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The Clades are a legendary family of explorers attempting to navigate an uncharted, treacherous land alongside a motley crew that includes a mischievous blob, a three-legged dog and a slew of ravenous creatures.
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"Hold on to your Viking helmets as you learn about the first known European to set foot on North America in this exciting addition to the Who Was? Series! Leif Erikson was born to be an explorer. His father, Erik the Red, had established the first European settlement in present-day Greenland, and although he didn't yet know it, Leif was destined to embark on an adventure of his own. The wise and striking Viking landed in the area known as Vinland...
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The history of exploration is the history of human fascination with the world. This volume presents a splendid and authoritative account of man's endeavors to explore and chart unknown realms--from the Polynesians and ancient Egyptians to the scientists of the present day. 100+ maps. 300+ photos.
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The story of a young artist who walked into the Southwestern desert and vanished, and the legends he left behind—includes his personal correspondence.
The story of Everett Ruess, who set out into the desert with two burros in 1934 and disappeared into the wilderness of Southern Utah, has for decades been one of the most intriguing mysteries of western lore. A Californian off on an adventure at the age of twenty, he loved poetry,
49) One giant leap
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"An astronaut is getting ready to explore a new world. Boots? Check. Gloves? Check. And a helmet, of course. They take their first step outside ... and discover a strange new world with towering hills to climb, fantastical beasts to meet, and a raging storm to overcome. Will they make it back to their ship safely? A child's excitement for a snowy day transforms a walk to school into a wonder-filled trek through an imaginary world."--
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Coop Cooperson is the only human kid at the Dungeoneer Academy, a school for the future explorers of the Land of Eem, a place full of monsters, mazes, danger; together he and his teammates (Oggie the bugbear, Daz, a boggart, and Mindy, an imp), are having their survival skills and understanding of the Dungeoneer's Code tested in a treacherous obstacle course--but many more challenges lie ahead, and so far Coop is failing miserably (as everyone points...
54) Ponce de Leon
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Examines the political forces and personal ambition that drove Ponce de Leon in his explorations.
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In life and in death, fame and glory eluded Zebulon Pike (1779-1813). The ambitious young military officer and explorer, best know for a mountain peak that he neither scaled nor named, was destined to live in the shadows of more famous contemporaries - explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. This collection of thought-provoking essays rescues Pike from his undeserved obscurity by providing a nuanced assessment of Pike and his actions within...