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Author
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 14
Description
Exploring Lewis and Clark probes beneath the traditional narrative of the journey, looking beyond the perspectives of the explorers themselves to those of the women and the men who accompanied them, as well as of the Indians who met them along the way. It reexamines the journals and what they suggest about Lewis's and Clark's misinterpretations of the worlds they passed through and the people in them. The author portrays Lewis and Clark not as heroes,...
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
Combining stunning scenery and the romance of the rails, this program is your ticket to high adventure. From the elegance of the American Orient Express to the restored glory of the Grand Canyon railway, it's all aboard for classic trips through America's National Parks. Then, make your reservation for luxurious getaways and rustic retreats, including Yellowstone's Old Faithful Inn and Yosemite's Ahwahnee.
3166) India from above
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
A two-part documentary series of a diverse nation and her people. From the air, experience the largest religious gathering in the world enabled by AI, a mega solar power plant, one of the world's highest ultra-marathons, a floating civilization, a meteor crater lake and a 40-million-year-old monsoon powering a nation
3167) Alaska's coolest birds
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
"Alaska has millions of birds - flying, swimming and hatching! From eagles to puffins to ptarmigans - we've captured over 70 kinds of them (with a camera, not a net!) so you can see where and how they live in Alaska."--Container.
Description
Your team of adventurers has been sent on a mission to excavate an ancient desert city and recover a legendary flying machine that's rumored to be powered by the sun. Moments before arriving at your destination, an unexpected sand storm forces your helicopter to make a crash landing. Now stranded in the vast desert and exposed to an unrelenting storm, your only hope for survival is to quickly excavate the city, find the parts to the flying machine...
3170) Bird cloud
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Highlighting the serene Wyoming landscape and its rich heritage, Annie Proulx, author of "The shipping news," chronicles living in the Cowboy State. 'Bird Cloud' is the name Proulx gave to the 640-acre land she fell in love with on her first visit. This work of nonfiction follows Proulx as she builds a house (essentially a library surrounded by bedrooms and a kitchen) from the ground up.
3174) Galapagos
Pub. Date
2002
Description
Share in the discovery of new species when scientists take a submersible 3,000 feet beneath the Galapagos.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
Two teams of scientists explore the fascinating geologic story of Italy: the continuously erupting volcanoes, the violent earthquakes, the clash of mighty tectonic plates, and the rising of the mountains that produced Michelangelo's famous marble. If they can determine if the northern Apennines are still alive and growing, they might better understand where future earthquakes might strike this highly unstable land.
3176) High country rails
Series
Pub. Date
c2010
Description
Scenic tour of Colorado as seen from it's historic mountain railways. Includes the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad roundhouse and riding the Leadville, Colorado & South Railroad, Manitou & Pike's Peak Cog Railway and ski trains.
3177) K2: the ultimate high
Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
Two friends, one an attorney and the other a physics professor, share a dream- they want to climb K2. They finally have an opportunity to do so when they are asked to join an international climbing team, put together by a legendary mountaineer. Little do they know that their survival will rest on the one thing they can't depend on- their loyalty to each other.
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