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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

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OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

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PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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GREENLAND'S DISKO BAY EXPLORER

For Kids

Polar Explorers for Kids

Polar Explorers for Kids


by Maxine Snowden

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 150 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

The history and adventures of 16 polar explorers, including Erik the Red, Henry Hudson, Robert Peary, Roald Amundsen, Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton, are brought to life in 21 puzzles, games, projects and activities for kids ages 9 and up. (ARC191, $16.95)

Seabird

Seabird


by Holling C. Holling

  • LITERATURE
  • 1978
  • PAPER
  • 61 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Across four generations and around the world, by whaler, clipper, steamer and airplane, Holling traces American seafaring through the eyes of an ivory gull in this illustrated classic. Ages 9-12 (OCE79, $11.95)

The Real Vikings: Craftsmen, Traders and Fearsome Raiders


by Melvin Berger | Gilda Berger

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER
  • 54 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

An engaging history for young readers which gives plenty of information about Viking culture and debunks several myths and exaggerations. (SCN31, $18.95)

 

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