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Adventure Beneath the Sea – Kenneth Mallory; Brian Skerry (Photographer)

Call Number: J 551.46 MALLORY
ISBN: 9781590786079
Publication Date: 2010-10-01

What would it be like to live sixty feet below the ocean waves?Author Ken Mallory and photographer Brian Skerry found out. They spent a week in the Aquarius underwater laboratory on a coral reef off the Florida Keys. They lived in cramped quarters. They went scuba diving every day—to study the fish of the reef and to use the underwater outhouse. They slept in bunks with the constant crackle of snapping shrimp coming through the shell of their underwater home. Skerry’s photographs from the pages of National Geographic Magazine capture the stunning sights of a strange undersea habitat in this winner of the John Burroughs Nature Books for Young Readers Award.

 

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EcoMazes – Roxie Munro (Illustrator)

Call Number: J 577 MUNRO
ISBN: 9781402763939
Publication Date: 2010-04-06
The marvelous Roxie Munro is back with more a-MAZE-ing adventures! This time she’s taking kids on an exciting (and informative) journey through 12 incredible ecosystems, from lush evergreen forests to colorful coral reefs, from the frozen tundra to hot desert sands. And to make things even more fun—and challenging—every bright and bold maze features hidden animals that belong in that environment, including wolves, stingrays, parrots, crocodiles, and a whole colony of seals!The ecosystems include:

Tropical Rainforest – Desert – Arctic Polar – Grasslands – Savanna – Wetlands – Coral Reef – Tundra – and a human habitat: a campground!

 

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The Daring Miss Quimby – Suzanne George Whitaker; Catherine Stock (Illustrator)

Call Number: J 629.13092 WHITAKER
ISBN: 9780823419968
Publication Date: 2009-08-15
In 1912, airplanes looked like bicycles with wings. Only men flew these scary new machines. When a spirited young woman named Harriet Qimby decided to learn to fly, everyone said it would be too dangerous. But Harriet tried it anyway! She was the first woman in the United States to earn her pilot’s license. Soon the whole country was just wild about her! Harriet loved the attention and designed a purple flight suit to stand out even more. Before long she was the first woman to fly across the English Channel. What daring adventure would Harriet try next?

 

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Amelia Earhart – Robert Burleigh; Bill Wylie (Illustrator)

Call Number: J 741.5022 BURLEIGH
ISBN: 0152024980
Publication Date: 2003-08-01
At the age of twenty-three, Amelia Earhart began her lifelong love affair with aviation. The details of her tragic final flight are well known, but this bold portrait instead focuses on the heroine’s dynamic life. The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, Earhart was an irrepressible adventurer and accomplished pilot as well as a fierce advocate for women.
Inspiring, colorful, and full of exciting details, Robert Burleigh and Bill Wylie’s new collaboration shows Amelia Earhart as she’s never before been portrayed.

 

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I Dreamed of Flying Like a Bird – Robert Haas (Illustrator)

Call Number: J 779.32096 HAAS
ISBN: 9781426306938
Publication Date: 2010-09-14
Young readers are invited to climb aboard a helicopter with “National Geographic” photographer Haas and journey all over the world in search of wild animals and exotic places.

 

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101 Things You Gotta Do Before You’re 12! – Joanne O’Sullivan

Call Number: J 790.1 OSULLIVA
ISBN: 9781579908591
Publication Date: 2007-04-01
A guidebook to a wide variety of creative activities, games, and adventures.

 

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The Boy Who Conquered Everest – Jordan Romero; Katherine Blanc

Call Number: J 796.52209 BLANC
ISBN: 9781401931179
Publication Date: 2010-06-30
Jordan Romero was a regular 9 year old boy. He loved BMX biking, listening to music, hanging out with his friends and family, participating in school activities, and studying nature and reptiles. So why would he want to climb the world’s tallest mountains? What made him decide to try something so dangerous and difficult?
It all started when Jordan spotted a map of the famous “Seven Summits”, the tallest mountains on Earth’s seven continents, including massive Mt. Everest–the tallest of all. Jordan could not take his eyes off of that map; his head was filled with thoughts of snow-covered peaks, jagged rocks, billowing white clouds and deep blue skies.Four years later, Jordan stood and gazed down at those peaks and cloudy skies from the 29,035 ft. summit of Mt. Everest. He had reached his goal:
To conquer the mightiest of mountains and inspire other kids to dream BIG!

How did he do it? This is his story…

 

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Everest – Joy Masoff

Call Number: J 796.522 MASOFF
ISBN: 0439267072
Publication Date: 2002-09-01
Read about the perilous quest to reach the summit of the tallest mountain on Earth. The Scholastic History Readers series was created especially to bring history to life for beginning readers.This book introduces readers to Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay–the first men to reach the peak of Mount Everest. Difficult climbing conditions on Everest–rough terrain, cold temperatures, and high altitude– are explained. Various types of climbing equipment are discussed, as well.

Reaction to the conquest of Everest came from all around the world. Hillary and Norgay both used their fame to improve conditions for the people of Nepal.

 

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The Adventurous Book of Outdoor Games – Scott Strother

Call Number: J 796 STROTHER
ISBN: 9781402214431
Publication Date: 2008-08-01
A World of Adventure Outside Your Door! Hidden deep within the most secret of secret chambers was a magical book filled with daring and adventurous games for boys and girls. For years, many feared this book had been lost… until now.The Adventurous Book of Outdoor Games contains a treasure trove of the best neighborhood games invented by children since the beginning of time. This book is your passkey to a world of secret missions, last-minute victories, and thrilling chases

 

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Revenge of the Whale – Nathaniel Philbrick

Call Number: J 910.9164 PHILBRIC
ISBN: 039923795X
Publication Date: 2002-09-16
In 1820, the Essex was rammed by an enraged sperm whale and sunk in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. As the ship went down, the twenty-man crew, many of whom were teenagers, piled into three leaky boats with minimal supplies and little hope. Yet three months later, eight of the men were rescued. How these young men overcame starvation, dehydration, and the maddening fear of a vengeful whale is an adventure that was famous in the nineteenth century and that thrills readers to this day.Now Nathaniel Philbrick brings that adventure to life for young readers. Including maps, diagrams, and an eight-page photo insert, Revenge of the Whale will keep readers on the edge of their seats as it recounts the shocking ordeal these brave men endured.

 

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Shipwrecked! – Rhoda Blumberg

Call Number: J 952.025 BLUMBERG
ISBN: 0688174841
Publication Date: 2001-02-28
In 1841, rescued by an American whaler after a terrible shipwreck leaves him and his four companions castaways on a remote island, fourteen-year-old Manjiro learns new laws and customs as he becomes the first Japanese person to set foot in the United States.

 

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No Girls Allowed – Susan Hughes; Willow Dawson (Illustrator)

Call Number: J GRAPHIC 305.4209 HUGHES
ISBN: 9781554531776
Publication Date: 2008-08-01
A female pharaoh? A woman general in the Kahn’s army? A female Viking raider? No way, you say? Look again. Appearances can be deceiving &Based on legends, poems, letters and first-hand accounts, these seven biographical tales tell of women who disguised themselves as men. From ancient Egypt through the Middle Ages to the 19th century, this historically accurate graphic treatment is perfect to transport readers back to bygone eras. The lives of these daring women were often filled with danger and the fear of discovery. However, for the sake of freedom, ambition, love or adventure, these women risked everything. No Girls Allowed brings a contemporary edge to a part of history largely untold – until now.

 

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Bessie Coleman – Trina Robbins; Ken Steacy (Illustrator); Capstone Press Editors

Call Number: J GRAPHIC 921 COLEMAN, BESSIE
ISBN: 9780736868518
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
A biography telling the story of Bessie Coleman, who became the first African American women to earn a pilot’s license. Written in graphic-novel format.