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128 pages : color illustrations, color maps, portraits ; 29 cm
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Español
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Presenta breves perfiles de cien inventores, filósofos, economistas, políticos, exploradores y otras personas que han hecho un impacto en la historia, la discusión de los logros de Aristóteles, Mark Zuckerberg, Marie Curie, Pelé, y otros de diversas industrias.
Presents brief profiles of one hundred inventors, philosophers, economists, politicians, explorers, and other individuals who have made an impact on history, discussing the achievements...
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"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...
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"You might know that Columbus discovered America, Lewis and Clark headed west with Sacajawea, and Sally Ride blasted into space. But what do you really know about these bold explorers? What were they like as kids? What pets or bad habits did they have? And what drove their passion to explore unknown parts of the world? With juicy tidbits about everything from favorite foods to first loves, Lives of the Explorers reveals these fascinating adventurers...
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262 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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English
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"In 1910, Captain Robert Scott prepared his crew for a trip that no one had ever completed: a journey to the South Pole. He vowed to get there any way he could, even if it meant looking death in the eye. Then, not long before he set out, the telegram arrived: "Proceeding to Antarctic - Roald Amundsen." What was to be an expedition had become a race. One hundred and eight years later, Captain Louis Rudd readied himself for a similarly grueling task:...
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vii, 120 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
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English
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Explorers of the New World offers a look at the explorers and their voyages during the Age of Exploration and Discovery. Readers can delve into the expeditions of Vasco da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, John Cabot, Hernán Cortés, and more. Using common household items and minimal supervision, kids can do 22 hands-on activities to help them learn about these explorers and their voyages. Discover how the adventures of a few people...
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