From the September 16, 2007 Pigeon Post essay, To Boldly Go . . .
"Keats in three stanzas captures much of what I am attempting to tackle here: the wonder of what is revealed through exploration (goodly states and kingdoms seen): the exploration through the mind (till I heard Chapman speak out loud and bold); and the physical exploration (like stout Cortez)."
What are your suggestions?
This book list is divided into three sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Books for Young Adults
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use one of the following links to skip directly to either of the other two sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
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Picture Books
Independent Reader
Young Adult
What are your suggestions?
This book list is divided into three sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Books for Young Adults
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use one of the following links to skip directly to either of the other two sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults
Picture Books
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A Hole is to Dig by Ruth Krauss and illustrated by Maurice Sendak |
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Lewis and Clark by Steven Kroll and illustrated by Richard Williams |
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One Morning in Maine written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey |
Independent Reader
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Coral Island by R.M. Ballyntine |
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The Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clarke by Rhoda Blumberg |
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York's Adventures with Lewis and Clark: An African-American's Part in the Great Expedition by Rhoda Blumberg |
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Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa by Don Brown |
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The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett and illustrated by Tasha Tudor |
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Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe and illustrated by N.C. Wyeth |
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Dive! My Adventures in the Deep Frontier by Sylvia A. Earle |
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Seaman's Journal On the Trail with Lewis and Clark by Patti Reeder Eubank |
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Around the World in a Hundred Years From Henry the Navigator to Magellan by Jean Fritz and illustrated by Anthony Bacon Venti |
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Where Do You Think You Are Going, Christopher Columbus? by Jean Fritz and illustrated by Margot Tomes |
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Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis |
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Ferdinand Magellan by Milton Meltzer |
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Streams to the River, River to the Sea: A Novel of Sacagawea by Scott O'Dell |
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Space Exploration by Carole Stott and illustrated by Steve Gorton |
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Mysterious Island by Jules Verne |
Young Adult
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The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition by Caroline Alexander |
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Over the Edge of the World by Laurence Bergreen |
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Lost City of the Inca's by Hiram Bingham |
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Pathfinders by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto |
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The Explorers by Tim Flannery |
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Dragon Hunter Roy Chapman Andrews and the Central Asiatic Expeditions by Charles Gallenkamp |
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Endurance Shackleton's Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing |
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1421 The Year China Discovered the World by Gavin Menzies |
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Antarctica by Walter Dean Myers |
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The Ice Master: The Doomed 1913 Voyage of the Karluk by Jennifer Niven |
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Travels Into the Interior of Africa by Mungo Park |
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Seven Daughters of Eve by Bryan Sykes |
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Before the Dawn by Nicholas Wade |
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Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss and illustrated by Louis John Rhead |
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