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Explorers

Central Idea:

Throughout history humans have explored.

An Inquiry Into:

  • How people explored
  • Early explorers and their exploration routes
  • The reasons why people explored

RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THIS UNIT:

Non-Fiction Books:

Call Number Author Title
910 FRI Fritz, Jean Around the World in a Hundred Years : from Henry the Navigator to Magellan
910.92 MAC Macdonald, Fiona Magellan : a Voyage Around the World
910.92 SIM Simon, Charnan Explorers of the Ancient World
917.8 BLU Blumberg, Rhoda The Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark
917.8 STE Stein, R. Conrad Lewis and Clark
920 HAC Hacker, Carlotta Explorers
920 KEN Kent, Zachary Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet
920 KRO Kroll, Steven Lewis and Clark : Explorers of the American West
920 MOL Molzahn, Arlene Bourgeois Lewis and Clark : American Explorers
970.01 FRI Fritz, Jean Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?
B BALBOA Molzahn, Arlene Bourgeois Vasco Núñez de Balboa : Explorer to the Pacific Ocean
B CABEZA Wade, Mary Dodson Cabeza de Vaca : Conquistador Who Cared
B CABOT Mass, Wendy John Cabot : Early Explorer
B COLUMBUS Adler, David A. Christopher Columbus : Great Explorer
B COLUMBUS Carpenter, Eric Young Christopher Columbus : Discoverer of New Worlds
B COLUMBUS Devillier, Christy Christopher Columbus
B COLUMBUS Johnson, Spencer The Value of Curiosity : the Story of Christopher Columbus
B COLUMBUS Molzahn, Arlene Bourgeois Christopher Columbus : Famous Explorer
B COLUMBUS Sis, Peter Follow the Dream
B CORONADO Stein, R. Conrad Francisco de Coronado
B CORTES Molzahn, Arlene Bourgeois Hernán Cortés : Conquistador and Explorer
B DE SOTO Chrisman, Abbott Hernando de Soto
B DRAKE Bard, Roberta Francis Drake
B ERICSON Mattern, Joanne Leif Eriksson : Viking Explorer
B GAMA Syme, Ronald Vasco da Gama, Sailor Toward the Sunrise
B HUDSON Molzahn, Arlene Bourgeois Henry Hudson : Explorer of the Hudson River
B LA SALLE Molzahn, Arlene Bourgeois La Salle : Explorer of the Mississippi
B MAGELLAN Kramer, Sydelle Who Was Ferdinand Magellan?
B MAGELLAN Molzahn, Arlene Bourgeois Ferdinand Magellan : First Explorer Around the World
B PIZARRO Kachurek, Sandra J. Francisco Pizarro : Explorer of South America
B POLO Feeney, Kathy Marco Polo : Explorer of China
B PONCE DE LEON Molzahn, Arlene Bourgeois Ponce de Léon : Explorer of Florida
B SMITH Graves, Charles Parlin A World Explorer--John Smith
R 920 BIO   Biography for Beginners : World Explorers

Fiction Books:

 

AV Materials:

 

Websites:

About Christopher Columbus

About Hernando De Soto

Images Christopher Columbus

Images Hernando De Soto

About Ferdinand Magellan

About Jacques Cartier

Images Ferdinand Magellan

Images Jacques Cartier

About Hernando Cortes

About Henry Hudson
Images Hernando Cortes Images Henry Hudson

About Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

About Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet
Images Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Images Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet

About Francisco Pizarro

About Samuel de Champlain
Images Francisco Pizarro Images Samuel de Champlain
About Cabeza De Vaca About Juan Ponce de León
Images Cabeza De Vaca Images Juan Ponce de León
About Eriksson About Giovanni da Verrazano
Images Eriksson Images Giovanni da Verrazano
About Marco Polo About Sir Francis Drake
Images Marco Polo Images Sir Francis Drake
About Giovanni De Verrazano About Sacjawea
Images Giovanni De Verrazano Images Sacajawea
About Vasco de Gama About William Clark
Images Vasco de Gama Images William Clark
About John Cabot About Meriwether Lewis
Images John Cabot Images Meriwether Lewis
About Nuñez de Balboa About James Cook
Images Nuñez de Balboa Images James Cook
About Pointe du Sable About Robert La Salle
Images Pointe du Sable Images Robert La Salle

 

PBS Conquistadors Website
Virtual American Biographies

Countries

European Explorers

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