National Geographic Society (U.S.)
102) Elephants
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, habitats, and life cycle of elephants.
103) Journey into China
Pub. Date
[1982]
Description
A protrayal of the geographical and human diversity of China.
Author
Pub. Date
[1988]
Description
Geographic perspectives on U.S. history are developed in six thematic sections: land, people, boundaries, economy, networks, and communities. Five chronological chapters cover historical events from the pre-Columbian era to the present. The atlas is richly illustrated with more than 550 antique, thematic, and political maps, period photographs, and charts and graphs.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
"Get ready to be grossed out--in a good way! This latest addition to the crazy popular Weird but True series is slimy and sticky and jam-packed with more icky, zany fun! Step up to the plate and try not to lose your lunch, with 300 all-new, amazing facts plus photos that kids just can't get enough of"--
109) Shiloh, 1862
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
In the spring of 1862, many Americans still believed that the Civil War, "would be over by Christmas." The previous summer in Virginia, Bull Run, with nearly 5,000 casualties, had been shocking, but suddenly came word from a far away place in the wildernesses of Southwest Tennessee of an appalling battle costing 23,000 casualties, most of them during a single day. It was more than had resulted from the entire American Revolution. As author Winston...
111) Treasures in the sea
Author
Description
Describes some of the treasures to be found in the seas, including cargoes from wrecked ships, valuable shells, and pearls.
117) Alien ocean animals
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Journey through the depths of the ocean into the dark Midnight Zone and discover the mysterious animals that live there. Learn about how their bodies make their own light or adapt to living in low-light areas, how they hunt, what they eat, and how they keep themselves safe from predators.
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Travelers are showing a huge interest in the fast-growing sector known as experiential tourism--vacations that encompass heritage, culture, nature, ecology, and soft adventure. In the footsteps of the briskly selling The 100 Best Vacations to Enrich Your Life featuring North American destinations, our new title extends these ardent travelers' sights to global scale. From helping to build a health clinic in Tanzania to learning massage in Thailand...
119) Trails West
Pub. Date
[1979]
Description
Includes chapters on the Santa Fe Trail, the Oregon Trail, the Mormon Trail, the California Trail, the Gila Trail, and the Boseman Trail.
120) The first ladies
Author
Description
Brief biographies and portraits of forty-one wives, sisters, daughters, nieces, and other relatives of Presidents who have served as White House hostesses, from Martha Washington through Nancy Reagan.