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The lost voyage of John Cabot

The Lost Voyage of John Cabot: A Novel
Henry Garfield
Historical Fiction
Ages 12 and up
Atheneum, 2004, 0-689-85173-1 
 

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Antarctica

Antarctica: Journey’s to the South Pole
Walter Dean Myers
Non-Fiction
Ages 12 and up
Scholastic, 2004, 0-439-22001-7
 

Tom Crean's Rabbit

Tom Crean’s Rocket: A True Story from Scott’s Last Voyage
Meredith Hooper
Illustrations by Bert Kitchen
Non-Fiction Picture Book
Ages 4 to 7
Frances Lincoln, 1998, 1-84507-393-2 
 

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Adventures with Vikings
Linda Bailey
Illustrated by Bill Slavin
Fiction and Non-Fiction Picture Book (Series)
Ages 8 to 12
Kids Can Press, 2001, 1-55074-544-1 

Pirates Plants and Plunder

Pirates, Plants and Plunder
Stewart Ross
Non-Fiction
Ages 10 and up
Random House UK, 2005, 1-903-91935-5 

Lords of the Sea

Lords of the Sea: The Vikings Explore the North Atlantic
Allison Lassieur
Illustrated by Ron Frenz and Charles Barnett III
Non-Fiction (Series)
Ages 8 to 10
Capstone Press, 2006, 0-7368-4974-2 

Beyond the sea of Ice

Beyond the Sea of Ice: The Voyages of Henry Hudson
Joan Elizabeth Goodman
Illustrated by Fernando Rangel with maps by Bette Duke
Non-fiction Picture Book
Ages 12 and up
Mikaya Press, 1999, 0-9560493-8-8 

Buried in Ice

Buried in ice: The Mystery of a Lost Arctic Expedition
Owen Beattie and John Geiger
Non-Fiction
Ages 12 and up
Scholastic, 1993, 0-590-43849-2 

The Great Voyages of Zheng He

The Great Voyages of Zheng He
Song Nan Zhang and Hao Yu Zhang
Illustrated by Song Nan Zhang
Non-Fiction Picture Book (Bilingual in English and Chinese)
Ages 10 and up
Pan Asian Publications, 2005, 1-57227-090-X 

Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado

Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado
Marc Aronson
Non-Fiction Biography
Ages 14 and up
Clarion, 2000, 0-395-84827-X
 
 

The Picture History of Great explorers

The Picture History of Great Explorers
Gillian Clements
Non-Fiction Picture Book
Ages 8 to 12
Frances Lincoln, 2004, 1-84507-075-5
 

So you want to be an Explorer

So you want to be an explorer?
Judith St. George
Illustrated by David Small
Non-Fiction Picture Book
Ages 4 to 8
Penguin, 2005, 0-399-23868-9 

Captain James Cook Charts the Pacific Ocean

Captain James Cook Charts the Pacific Ocean

Jean Kinney Williams

Non-Fiction (series)

Ages 7 to 9

Compass Point Books, 2003, 0-7565-0421-X

 

Forgotten Voyager

Forgotten Voyager: The Story of Amerigo Vespucci

Ann Fitzpatrick Alper

Non-Fiction (Series)

Ages 9 to 12

Lerner Publishing, 1991, 0-87614-442-3

 

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Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott Race to the South Pole

Gare Thompson

Non Fiction

Ages 6 to 9

National Geographic, 2007, 1426301871

 

 

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