Exploration & Discovery
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50 Things to See on the Moon: A First-Time Stargazer's Guide
From the Series Beginner's Guide to Space
Have you always wanted to explore the Moon like Neil Armstrong or the eleven other astronauts who have walked on its surface? You can tour the Moon from your own backyard with a small… Read More →
50 Things You Didn't Know about Colonial America
From the Series 50 Things You Didn't Know About
Toothless at twenty in Colonial America? Discover some of the most amazing and amusing facts about life in Colonial America and how the pilgrims survived it all. Read More →
50 Things You Didn't Know About — Hardcover Set
From the Series 50 Things You Didn't Know About
This fun and engaging series presents entertaining facts on high-interest topics in easy-to-digest summaries to let readers broaden their knowledge on a favorite place or time period, or just Read More →
A Journey with Christopher Columbus
From the Series Primary Source Explorers
In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed west from Europe and landed on a Caribbean island in what he thought was India. Over the next twelve years, Columbus made several voyages to the New World, Read More →
A Journey with Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
From the Series Primary Source Explorers
In 1540 Francisco Vázquez de Coronado marched from northern Mexico in search of the Seven Cities of Cibola, reputed to hold great treasures. He found Cibola, but discovered that this Zuni… Read More →
A Journey with Henry Hudson
From the Series Primary Source Explorers
In 1607 Henry Hudson set sail in search of the Northwest Passage. He turned up empty-handed after two attempts. The following year, the Dutch East India Company hired him to find the… Read More →
A Journey with Hernán Cortés
From the Series Primary Source Explorers
In 1504 Hernán Cortés left Spain for the Caribbean. Once there, he was given land, a home, and a good job. Eventually, he was given the opportunity to explore Mexico, which led to his… Read More →
A Journey with Juan Ponce de León
From the Series Primary Source Explorers
In 1493 Juan Ponce de León joined Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to the New World. Thus began a lifetime of exploration for Ponce de León, who traveled to Puerto Rico in 1506, the… Read More →
A Journey with Sieur de La Salle
From the Series Primary Source Explorers
In 1666 Sieur de La Salle left France and sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to New France, a colony in present-day Canada. He wanted to explore new lands and even sail to China. On La Salle's… Read More →
American Slavery and the Fight for Freedom (Read Woke ™ Books) — Hardcover Set
From the Series American Slavery and the Fight for Freedom (Read Woke ™ Books)
This study of slavery in America balances accounts of oppression with true stories of resistance and resilience, centering on the voices of enslaved people. Page Plus QR codes link readers to Read More →
A Picture Book of Christopher Columbus
From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong
"Well-produced and appealing readalong...expressive narration and appropriate music and sound effects...Sure bet for story time or home." - Booklist Read More →
Around the World
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Advanced Fluency Level 3
In the 16th century there were many people who didn't know much about the world. They knew that planet Earth was sphere-shaped, but nobody had ever sailed right around the globe. There were… Read More →
A Timeline History of Early American Indian Peoples
From the Series Timeline Trackers: America's Beginnings
Hundreds, even thousands, of years before Europeans arrived in North America, American Indians had made their homes here. These many groups adapted to the varied lands and climates of what… Read More →
A Timeline History of the California Gold Rush
From the Series Timeline Trackers: Westward Expansion
In 1848, a carpenter named James Marshall discovered that there was gold in the riverbeds of the Sacramento Valley. Gold fever quickly spread across the country and around the world. By the… Read More →
Beginner's Guide to Space — Hardcover Set
From the Series Beginner's Guide to Space
This series introduces students to space exploration. Information is presented clearly and concisely, and with more than 100 color photographs per title, eager young scientists will be… Read More →
Captain James Cook: The Pacific Explorer
From the Series Explore!
James Cook was one of the great explorers of the Pacific. Why was he so successful? And how does this relate to our lives today? Cook remains an inspirational character for students today.… Read More →
Cook's Cook: The Cook Who Cooked for Captain Cook
Cook's Cook follows the 1768 journey of James Cook's H.M.S. Endeavour with his ship's cook, the one-handed John Thompson, as story teller. Through real recipes from the ship's galley, events… Read More →
Daniel Boone
From the Series On My Own Biography
Daniel Boone loved to explore and hunt in the wilderness. As a boy, he learned the ways of the woods from Indians and hunters. Then Daniel heard of a place called Kentucky and he decided to… Read More →
Eight Days Gone
From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong
The historic Apollo 11 mission to the moon is recounted for the very young in this richly-detailed, vividly rendered description of the voyage from launch, to landing, to Moonwalk. Glorious… Read More →
El tráfico de esclavos (The Slave Trade): La vida de los negros y la sed de ganancias (Black Lives and the Drive for Profit)
From the Series La esclavitud en Estados Unidos y la lucha por la libertad (American Slavery and the Fight for Freedom) (Read Woke ™ Books en español)
El racismo y las ganancias fueron fuerzas que impulsaron el crecimiento de la esclavitud. Aprende sobre el Pasaje del Medio, el comercio triangular y las personas que continuaron luchando por Read More →
Everest Climb: To the Top of the World
From the Series Explore!
A superhuman effort and some luck is always needed to achieve the impossible. Hillary and Tenzing did just that in their conquest of Everest. Follow the fascinating journey of Sir Edmund… Read More →
Exploring the West: Tales of Courage on the Lewis and Clark Expedition
From the Series Setting the Stage for Fluency
History books tell much about Lewis and Clark's expedition West. But what is less known is how far the explorers went to ensure their entire team had an equal voice in decision-making, even… Read More →
First to the Top
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 1
Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is 29,000 feet (or 8,848 meters) high. Many people tried to climb Mt. Everest, but nobody could get to the top. Some people died climbing… Read More →
Ghost Walls: The Story of a 17th-Century Colonial Homestead
In 1638, John Lewger made a home in the wilderness of the New World, in a place called Maryland. He named his house St. John's, and for nearly eighty years, it was the center of an ambitious… Read More →