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1) Beyond the sea of ice: the voyages of Henry Hudson

Author

Goodman, Joan E

Series

Great explorers book volume 1

Pub. Date

[1999]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

870L

Language

English

Description

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An account of Henry Hudson's four voyages in search of a passage to the Orient in the early seventeenth century and the discoveries made by him on the northeastern coast of America.

2) Despite All Obstacles: La Salle and the Conquest of the Mississippi

Author

Goodman, Joan E

Series

Great explorers books

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

980L

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the man who explored the St. Lawrence, Ohio, Illinois, and Mississippi rivers, and who claimed America's heartland for King Louis XIV and France.

3) A long and uncertain journey: the 27,000 mile voyage of Vasco da Gama

Author

Goodman, Joan E

Series

Great explorers book

Pub. Date

[2001]

Lexile measure

990L

Language

English

4) We asked for nothing: the remarkable journey of Cabeza de Vaca

Author

Waldman, Stuart

Series

Great explorers books

Pub. Date

[2003]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

1020L

Language

English

Description

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An account of the travels of Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca through Texas and Mexico from 1528 through 1536, looking particularly at his relations with the native people with whom he shared his journeys.