Age of exploration : totally getting lost [Epic fails (Roaring Brook Press) Volume: #4]by Slader, Erik 

BTSB Prebound(Roaring Brook Press, 2019)

BTSB #: 855956 Available

Dewey: 900/NAges: 8-12   
AR: 7.6 MG RC: 11.7 3-5 Lexile: 1180

Genres:

Subjects: Explorers Voyages and travels World history

Summary: A nonfiction overview of the myriad mishaps, misadventures, and misunderstandings that plagued world explorers throughout time.

All that trash : the story of the 1987 Garbage Barge and our problem with stuff by McCarthy, Meghan 

BTSB Prebound(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2018)

BTSB #: 618491 Available

Dewey: 386/NAges: 4-8   
AR: 5 LG RC: 5.3 3-5 Lexile: 800

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Subjects: Mobro 4000 (Barge) Break of Dawn (Tugboat) Barges Refuse and refuse disposal Voyages and travels Sea stories Islip (N.Y.) - History|y20th century

Summary: The true story of a garbage barge that didn't have a place to dock--and was one of the events that led to the recycling movement.

Beetle battles : one scientist's journey of adventure and discovery by Emlen, Douglas John 

BTSB Prebound(Roaring Brook Press, 2019)

BTSB #: 310308 Available

Dewey: 595.76/NAges: 8-12   
AR: 8.1 MG Lexile: 1150

Genres:

Subjects: Beetles Voyages and travels

Summary: Join scientist Doug Emlen as he navigates the South American terrain searching for an elusive type of beetle.

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.

Explore with Ibn Battuta [Travel with the great explorers]by Stuckey, Rachel 

BTSB Prebound(Crabtree, 2018)

BTSB #: 862199 Available

Dewey: 910.92/BAges: 8-11   
Lexile: 1000

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Subjects: Ibn Batuta,|d1304-1377 Explorers - Morocco Travelers - Islamic Empire Voyages and travels

Summary: Trekking from Africa to the Middle East and Asia, Ibn Battuta was one of the most well-traveled explorers of all time. Takes readers through his amazing travels.

How to babysit a leopard : and other true stories from our travels across six continents by Lewin, Ted 

BTSB Prebound(Roaring Brook Press, 2015)

BTSB #: 568345 Available

Dewey: 910.4092/NAges: 8-12   
AR: 6 MG Lexile: 920

Genres:

Subjects: Travel Voyages and travels

Summary: From Africa to Asia Pacific, from Europe to the United States of America, acclaimed authors/illustrators Ted and Betsy Lewin have roamed the earth taking on snakes, tracking mountain gorillas, and generally trying to avoid being eaten by various jungle creatures. Packed with pencil drawings, full-color illustrations, and captivating photographs, there is not a single dull moment as Ted and Betsy take the reader through their dramatic, funny, and often poignant stories ... all true!

Matthew Henson [Biographies (Pebble (Firm)), Pebble explore]by Reynolds, A. M. 

BTSB Prebound(Pebble, 2021)

BTSB #: 748620 Available

Dewey: 910.92/BAges: 6-9   
AR: 3.4 LG Lexile: 560 F&P: P

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Subjects: Henson, Matthew Alexander,|d1866-1955 African American explorers - Biography Adventure and adventurers Voyages and travels North Pole - Exploration Arctic regions - Exploration

Summary: How much do you know about Matthew Henson? Find out the facts you need to know about this explorer of the Arctic. You'll learn about the early life, challenges, and major accomplishments of this important American.

Mayflower [History Smashers]by Messner, Kate 

Paperback(Random House, 2020)

BTSB #: 639758 Available

Dewey: 974.4/NAges: 8-12   
AR: 7.1 MG Lexile: 1030 F&P: X

Genres:

Subjects: Mayflower (Ship) Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony) Colonists Voyages and travels Massachusetts - History|y1620-1691, New Plymouth

Summary: Myths about the Mayflower and the Pilgrim's arrival in modern-day America debunked.

Mayflower [History Smashers]by Messner, Kate 

BTSB Prebound(Random House, 2020)

BTSB #: 639764 Available

Dewey: 974.4/NAges: 8-12   
AR: 7.1 MG Lexile: 1030 F&P: X

Genres:

Subjects: Mayflower (Ship) Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony) Colonists Voyages and travels Massachusetts - History|y1620-1691, New Plymouth

Summary: Myths about the Mayflower and the Pilgrim's arrival in modern-day America debunked.

Science on Shackleton's expedition [Science of history]by Enz, Tammy 

BTSB Prebound(Capstone Press, 2022)

BTSB #: 312054 Available

Dewey: 919.8904/NAges: 7-11   


Genres:

Subjects: Shackleton, Ernest Henry, - Sir,|d1874-1922 Endurance (Ship) Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition|d(1914-1917) Scientific expeditions - Antarctica - History|y20th century Explorers Voyages and travels Survival skills Rescue work Antarctica - Exploration - British

Summary: Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton led an expedition across Antarctica in 1914. Learn how weather patterns affected the explorer in Antarctica. Find out the science behind Shackleton's ship, The Endurance, and discover how modern technology is being used to find out even more about this adventure more than 100 years later.

Seven voyages : how China's treasure fleet conquered the sea by Bergreen, Laurence 

BTSB Prebound(Roaring Brook Press, 2021)

BTSB #: 113806 Available

Dewey: 951.026/BAges: 10-14   


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Subjects: Zheng, He,|d1371-1435 Explorers - China - Biography Seafaring life Voyages and travels China - History|yMing dynasty, 1368-1644 - Biography

Summary: The extraordinary true story of the seven epic voyages of Zheng He, who sailed the oceans from Asia to Africa 150 years before the age of Magellan in a fleet of 1,500 wooden ships.

Stormy seas : stories of young boat refugees by Leatherdale, Mary Beth 

BTSB Prebound(Annick Press, 2017)

BTSB #: 555638 Available

Dewey: 305.9/NAges: 10-12   
Lexile: 890

Genres:

Subjects: Refugees - Fiction Voyages and travels

Summary: A treacherous voyage across the open seas is the last hope for safety and freedom for five young people from around the world.

What was the age of exploration? [What was--? (Grosset & Dunlap, Penguin Random House)]by Daly, Catherine 

BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2021)

BTSB #: 255971 Available

Dewey: 900/NAges: 8-12   
Lexile: 910

Genres:

Subjects: Explorers Voyages and travels Continents

Summary: Explains how European sailors began exploring the globe in the fifteenth century and how their discoveries affected civilizations on every continent for good and bad.