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Drawing of ship on a globe Pathfinders: Explorers

CountyCat Search
  • Subject Search
    > Explorers Juvenile
    > Lewis And Clark Expedition 1804 1806
    > Women Explorers
    > African American Explorers
    > Columbus, Christopher (or insert person you are researching)
  • Word Search
    > Explorers and Discoveries
  • Call Numbers
    > 910.9
    > 923
Book Recommendations

Around the World in a Hundred Years: From Henry the Navigator to Magellan by Jean FritzAround the World in a Hundred Years: From Henry the Navigator to Magellan by Jean Fritz.

Against All Opposition: Black Explorers in America by Jim HaskinsAgainst All Opposition: Black Explorers in America by Jim Haskins.

Exploring North America by Jacqueline MorleyExploring North America by Jacqueline Morley.

 

 

Extraordinary Explorers and Adventurers by Judy AlterExtraordinary Explorers and Adventurers by Judy Alter.

Land Ho! Fifty Glorious Years in the Age of Exploration With 12 Important  Explorers by Nancy WinslowLand Ho!: Fifty Glorious Years in the Age of Exploration With 12 Important Explorers by Nancy Winslow.

Magellan and daGama: To the Far East and Beyond by Clint TwistMagellan and da Gama: To the Far East and Beyond by Clint Twist.
Part of the "Beyond the Horizon" series. A title search for "Beyond the Horizon" will show books available about other explorers.

The Great Atlas of Discovery by Neil Grant.

Reference:
Explorers and Discovery by Cass R. Sandak.

Library Databases

Biography Resource Center
Use this database to find biographies and magazine articles on people. Search using name, birth and death years and places, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender.

EBSCOhost Databases (via web from EBSCO)
You can find magazine articles about explorers.

World Book Online
Search for the topic: Explorers

Web Site Resources

Explorers of the Millenium
Discover the greatest explorers and the places they traveled.

CyberSleuth Kids: Explorers on the Web
More than 200 web sites about explorers all in one place.

Social Studies for Kids: Explorers
The history of the world is filled with explorers and their voyages or expeditions. Find out about some of them here.

 
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