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Battling for Independence

Believe It or Not?

Fast Forward to the Future

Gems: Treasures from the Earth

How Little John Joined Robin Hood

In Huck's Shoes

Marco Polo and the Silk Road

Miltie Math-head Takes the Mound

Miltie Math-head: Football Hero?

Odysseus and the Bag of Winds

Plate Tectonics

Prehistoric Giants (Other Than Dinosaurs)

Robin Hood Wins the Sheriff's Golden Arrow

Ships of Discovery

The Art of Photography

The Firefighter

The Legacy of da Vinci

The Life of Cesar Chavez

The Mystery Twin

The Story of Lewis and Clark Book 1: Up the Missouri River

The Story of Lewis and Clark Book 2: To the Pacific Ocean

What Do You Think About Climate Change?

Ships of Discovery

Ships of Discovery

nonfiction

Words Included:
   archipelago
   buoyant
   commerce
   habitable
   indigenous
   ingenuity
   scurvy
   speculate
   streamlined

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Book Summary:
Ships of Discovery is an informational book about the types of boats that explorers built and used when discovering new lands. Ships and conquests of Polynesian, Viking, European, and Chinese explorers are explained. The author also describes the people who set out to sea as well as their motivations for going. Illustrations and maps support the text.

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