Alexander von Humboldt : explorer, naturalist & environmental pioneer by Novgorodoff, Danica 

BTSB Prebound(Crown Books for Young Readers, 2022)

BTSB #: 683907 Available

Dewey: 509.2/BAges: 4-8   
Lexile: 760 F&P: Q

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Subjects: Humboldt, Alexander von,|d1769-1859 Scientists - Biography Ecologists - Biography Explorers - Biography Germans - Biography

Summary: Whether sailing across the ocean, hiking through the jungle, or climbing the highest volcanic peaks, everywhere Alexander went, he observed the land, animals, and culture. And where others saw differences, Alexander spotted connections.

Ernest Shackleton [Little People, Big Dreams]by Sanchez Vegara, Ma Isabel 

BTSB Prebound(Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2020)

BTSB #: 775676 Available

Dewey: 919/BAges: 4-7   


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Subjects: Shackleton, Ernest Henry, - Sir,|d1874-1922 Explorers - Biography Voyages and travels Survival skills Antarctica - Exploration

Summary: Ernest Shackleton is a role model admired for his Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-1917), during which he was able to keep his team together and alive after their ship Endurance became trapped in packed ice.

Ferdinand Magellan [First Names]by Gourlay, Candy 

BTSB Prebound(Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2020)

BTSB #: 389444 Available

Dewey: 910.92/BAges: 8-12   
F&P: Y

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Subjects: Magellan, Ferdinand,|d-1521 Voyages around the world Ocean travel Explorers - Biography

Summary: A skilled Portuguese sailor known for his incredible navigation skills, and a survivor of terrible storms and mutinies over the years, Ferdinand Magellan always managed to get his crew home safely. Chosen to lead a crew to circle the globe--a trip that no other ship had ever completed--Magellan died before he could complete the voyage, but his ship went on to complete the first circumnavigation of the world.

Lives of the explorers : discoveries, disasters (and what the neighbors thought) by Krull, Kathleen 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2014)

BTSB #: P02598 Available

Dewey: 910.92/CAges: 9-12   


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Subjects: Explorers - Biography Adventure and adventurers Discoveries in geography

Summary: 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 as both world-changers and real people.

Major impossible [Nathan Hale's hazardous tales]by Hale, Nathan 

BTSB Prebound(Amulet Books, 2019)

BTSB #: 412099 Available

Dewey: 917/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.2 MG F&P: Y

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Subjects: Powell, John Wesley,|d1834-1902 Geologists - Biography Explorers - Biography Exploration Grand Canyon (Ariz.)

Summary: All about John Wesley Powell, the one-armed geologist and explorer who made one of the first journeys through the Grand Canyon in 1869. His expedition started with ten explorers, but only six made it to the end. In graphic novel format.

Race to the bottom of the Earth : surviving Antarctica by Barone, Rebecca 

BTSB Prebound(Holt, 2021)

BTSB #: 091730 Available

Dewey: 919.89/NAges: 8-12   
AR: 6.9 MG+ Lexile: 940

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Subjects: Scott, Robert Falcon,|d1868-1912 - Travel - Antarctica Amundsen, Roald,|d1872-1928 - Travel - Antarctica Rudd, Lou - Travel - Antarctica O'Brady, Colin - Travel - Antarctica Explorers - Biography Survival skills Contests Antarctica - Exploration South Pole - Exploration

Summary: The true stories of two Antarctica expeditions a century apart that both became races. Equal parts adventure and science, this exhilarating account is perfect for budding explorers, scientists, history buffs, survivalists, and thrill seekers.

Who was Ponce de Leon? [Who was--? (Grosset & Dunlap, Penguin Workshop)]by Pollack, Pam 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2022)

BTSB #: 724675 Available

Dewey: 970/BAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 990 F&P: V

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Subjects: Ponce de Leon, Juan,|d1460?-1521 Explorers - Biography Florida - Exploration Caribbean Region - Exploration

Summary: Learn the story of Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon and how he shaped the history of both Florida and Puerto Rico during the Age of Exploration.

Who was Ponce de Leon? [Who was--? (Grosset & Dunlap, Penguin Workshop)]by Pollack, Pam 

BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2022)

BTSB #: 724679 Available

Dewey: 970/BAges: 8-12   
F&P: V

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Subjects: Ponce de Leon, Juan,|d1460?-1521 Explorers - Biography Florida - Exploration Caribbean Region - Exploration

Summary: Learn the story of Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon and how he shaped the history of both Florida and Puerto Rico during the Age of Exploration.