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Pub. Date
2020.
Description
Take a fascinating around-the-globe tour, with a stopover in every nation on every continent, in this picture-packed children's book. Discover the countries of the world--exploring their geography, wildlife, traditions, and arts--in this picture-packed children's book. Every country profile is full of photos, and each nation has a full-color map detailing its main cities, landscape features, and borders, and exactly where in the world they are. At-a-glance...
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Series
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"Take a world tour through 200 countries with this brand new edition of the bestselling kids' version of Lonely Planet's ... The Travel Book, loaded with thousands of ... facts on wildlife, how people live, sports, hideous and mouthwatering food, festivals, and a wide range of other quirky insights on every page. Every ... country gets its own dedicated page, and a mix of photography and ... illustrations brings each land to life"--Amazon.com.
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Series
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Biography of the eighteenth-century British explorer and navigator who is famous for his three great voyages of exploration in the South Pacific Ocean, as well as for his attempt to find a Northwest passage across the North American continent.
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Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"Set off from London and travel across the globe. Then try to make it back! In Lonely Planet Kids' Around the World in 50 Ways, kids choose their favourite routes and transportation, from tuk-tuks and sleds, to steamboats and hot-air balloons. They'll visit famous cities and exotic, far-flung places - and learn amazing facts about each destination along the way. But they'll need to be careful: not every path will take them where they want to go!"--Publisher's...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Join two daredevil journalists, Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland, as they race against each other--and the ticking clock--to circle the globe in fewer than 80 days. And by any means possible--ship, train, even foot! Bly, energetic and scrappy, and Bisland, poetic and sophisticated, shared one common goal: to prove that women could not only travel the world but were just as curious, capable, and courageous as any man. Did it really matter who won...
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Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"On November 14, 1889, newspaper reporter Nellie Bly set out on the trip of a lifetime. Equipped with just one small bag of necessities, she planned to circle the globe in a mere 75 days. In a time of steamships, locomotives, and horse-drawn carriages, few thought she could do it. But bravery and determination carried her through. How did Bly complete her historic journey, and what is its enduring legacy? Find out in an easy-to-read graphic novel...
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