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Explores the dry, sandy environment of the desert, uncovering the mysteries of plants and animals that hoard water to ensure survival during the driest times of the year. ... Read more

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Being an explorer is not for the squeamish and exploring the new world brought front and center particular types of characters.Each of the explorers described in this work was quite different, yet they shared the yearning to find something new and if necessary, to risk everything on the venture.Even though history records them as explorers they most likely considered themselves as adventurers.This engaging volume lifts us effortlessly through the centuries to a day when verve and daring were called for on a daily basis. ... Read more

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A book by the San Francisco Exploratorium museum culls hundreds of scientific experiments, amusements, and tricks for children and instructions and explanations for parents, so they can explain what is happening to their youngsters. Original. 35,000 first printing.Amazon.com Review
The Exploratorium in San Francisco is "a museum of science, art, andhuman perception founded in 1969 by physicist FrankOppenheimer. The mission of the Exploratorium is tocreate innovative learning environments, programs, andtools for exploration that help people of all ages, origins,and geographic locations use their natural curiosity tolearn about the world around them." And if you've ever been there, youknow that this ambitious mission statement is fulfilled in spades.It is an extraordinary place that I try to visit every time I go toSan Francisco.

This delightful book allows you to create your own Exploratorium athome. It's got loads of experiments that, in the best Exploratoriumtradition, are fun and highly educational (as an aside, byfollowing one of the exercises, I was able to make a styrofoam airplane that looks suspiciously like the Amazon.com Bookslogo--and it flies!). Highly Recommendedfor the curious and playful of any age. ... Read more

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Great book for grade school students
I worked for the summer program at the Boys and Girls Club. This book became very useful when doing science projects with them. They enjoyed the ones I did with them, especially the messy goo ones. It is also a great book to have at home to do fun activities with your children.

Good Fun and Good Science!
Many science experiment books out there either have bad science in them, poorly designed experiments, or unclear directions (or, unfortunately, all three).This book has great experiments that are easy and fun to do.And, the science behind the experiments is accurate and clearly explained.As a scientist, science teacher, and parent, this book is the first one my list of recommendations!

Experiments for "Bring Your Kids to Work" Day
I ordered several books to prepare for the experiments I wanted to present for the "Bring Your Kids to Work" Day.This was, by far, the most useful and most interesting book I received.You can use theexperiments listed in the book, and tailor them for younger or olderchildren very easily.I'm going to order the sequel, "ScienceExplorer, Out and About," today!

The best and easiest book of its kind!
I am an elementary school teacher and the mother of three young children so I have read a lot of books that say they are filled with easy-to-do science experiments butthis is by far the best of itskind that I haveread. Within the first two hours my kids and I did three of the experimentsAND had a great time together AND learned something! ... Read more

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Ages 8 to 14 years.Hungry for adventure, your Sieur de La Salle did not think twice before leaving the priesthood in France and setting sail for the New World, at the tender age of 22.Young readers will be fascinated by this new book which chronicles his success leading a colony in New France in the late 1600s and his search for an easy route through North America to the Pacific Ocean.A recipe from the period is also included. ... Read more

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Explains how a variety of products--such as kaleidoscopes, baseballs, marbles, matches, toothpaste, light bulbs, and bridges--are made, highlighting the ways in which manufacturing techniques have changed over the years. A wall poster and a 24-page booklet of games and puzzles are included. ... Read more

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Examines the political forces and personal ambition that drove Marco Polo in his explorations. ... Read more

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Good enough but leaves a lot out
I read 2 chapters of this each night to my 6 & 3 year old boys and they looked forward to it.That says a lot! There are pictures about every 3rd page, which is wonderful! This is a basic bio of Marco Polo's life.I found it to be pretty bland and wished Mr. Graves had gone into more detail about exciting events rather than gloss over Polo's life.I guess you can only squeeze so much into one story.

Junior World Explorers Series - Marco Polo
This is an excellent series that teaches history to the 8-12year old child.The book is excellently written, 96 pages with blackand white sketches along the way.

...we are very impressed at thecontent and reading style of this series.Highly recommended. ... Read more

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Ages 8 to 14 years.Young readers will enjoy this sensitively written new book about Columbus; famous journey and the results of his interaction with the indigenous people he encountered.Features: full-colour maps of the journey; native American culture and customs before and after Columbus' arrival; the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria; the evolution of the world map; the duties and superstitions of the crew, as well as how they dealt with hardships; how the "New World" affected Spain's economy; an authentic recipe. ... Read more

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A biography profiling the life of the fifteenth-century explorer Christopher Columbus, who opened up the Americas to the Europeans. Includes source notes and timeline. ... Read more

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A biography of the Spanish explorer who became the first European to reach the Mississippi River. ... Read more

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reading Hernando De Soto
This book was great and extraordinary. This book is just right for a research report, in which I used this book for. This book has a lot of informations, and many pictures so that you can understand it very well. I recommend this book to everyone. ... Read more

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A large-format compilation of the first 10 issues ofÒWorld Explorer,Ó the offbeat New Age magazine! Among the manyexciting articles covering UFO phenomena, ancient secret writings andstrange living creatures, are these provocative titles: DinosaurHunting in the Congo Comacalco: Mayan City of Mystery What Happened tothe Great Library of Alexandria?Egyptians in the Pacific LostMegaliths of Guatemala Mystery of Easter Island The authors includeauthorities on all aspects of alternative science, including DavidHatcher Childress, Joseph Jochmans, John Major Jenkins, DeannaEmerson, Katherine Routledge, Alexander Horvat, Greg Deyermenjian, andDr. Marc Miller. ... Read more

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Interesting.
This is a collection of the first ten issues of the World Explorer Magazine. (WEX for short.) There are articles about pterodactyls, caves in Arizona, missing cities, interesting trips and more. There are some little funny tidbits in among all of this- jokes, postcards from readers, cartoons and Riply's Believe it or Not type information.

This is an interesting book/collection of magazines.

My two complaints- the book is very big in size and it makes it difficult for some intersting late night reading. Two- the reproduction quality is poor- this makes it difficult to look at already poor quality photos.

What an interesting book that looks at the off beat, far off, interesting and fun. ... Read more

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When France sent explorers to the New World, it was searching for wealth, colonies and a route to the East. Follow along with our two young hosts as they learn how the French established New France and claimed most of present-day Canada. Hear about Giovanni da Verrazano, the first European to sail into present-day New York Bay; and Jacques Cartier, who discovered the St. Lawrence River. Hear about Samuel de Champlain, who established the first permanent settlement in North America at Quebec; Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette, who traversed the Mississippi River Valley; as well as Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle who claimed the land at the mouth of the Mississippi for France ... Read more

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The newest addition to our popular World Explorer Series, this book illuminates Church history in a fascinating manner. ... Read more