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LIBRARY
Explorers |
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| NON-FICTION | |
| 921 COL | Christopher Columbus : the voyage that changed the world / |
| 910.9 GUA | Latitude zero : tales of the Equator / |
| 921 JOL EIF | Louis Jolliet : Explorer of rivers. |
| 973 AME | The American destiny: A new world to conquer |
| 973 CAT | The bold and magnificent dream |
| 973 HAK | The first Americans |
| REFERENCE | |
| REF 909 ROB | The illustrated history of the world: the making of the European age |
| REF 911 OXF | Oxford atlas of exploration / |
| REF 920 ENC | Encyclopedia of world biography |
| REF 920 EXP | Explorers : From Ancient Times to the Space Age / |
| REF 973.1 AME | American Eras : Early American civilization and exploration to 1600. |
| REF 980 ENC | Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture |
| ONLINE DATABASES |
| ABC-CLIO World History:Modern Era |
| This database offers a comprehensive electronic library of historical reference materials and interactive curricular units, plus tools for enhancing lectures, creating research lists, developing student activities, and addressing different learning styles |
| http://www.socialstudies.abc-clio.com/Login/Login.aspx |
| eLibrary |
| eLibrary Curriculum Edition--the ultimate easy-to-use curriculum and reference resource--delivers one of the largest collections of periodical and digital media content designed specifically for K-12 schools and libraries. |
| http://www.proquestk12.com |
| Encyclopedia Britannica |
| Britannica Online School Edition: The most comprehensive K-12 reference resource, with separate units for elementary, middle school, and high school. |
| www.school.eb.com |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library |
| GVRL is a collection of ebooks that cover the following topics; arts, biography, business, education, environment, history, information and publishing, law, literature, medicine, multcaultural studies, nation and world, religion, science and social science. |
| http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/whea91493 |
| New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2nd ed. |
| New Catholic Encyclopedia is a standard of reference in public, academic and high school libraries worldwide. Prized for its scholarly presentation of persons and subjects related to Catholicism and the humanities. |
| http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/eBooks?ste |
| Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
| The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography includes the stories of 50,000 men and women who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the explorer Pytheas of the fourth century B.C. to modern figures who died before December 31, 2000. 10,000 portrait illustrations illuminate the articles. |
| www.oxforddnb.com |
| WEBSITES |
| 1492: An Ongoing Voyage |
| The exhibition 1492: AN ONGOING VOYAGE describes both pre- and post-contact America, as well as the Mediterranean world at the same time. |
| http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/1492/ |
| The Atlantic World |
| Conptemporary maps illustrating Hudson's voyages; and a timeline documenting European voyages and discoveries. |
| http://memory.loc.gov/intldl/awkbhtml/kb-1/kb-1-1.html#track1 |
| Biography |
| In depth information on the historical figures who have been featured on the Biography tv series |
| www.biography.com |
| Enchanted Learning |
| Enchanted Learning, LLC produces K-12 educational material that is published online. We have 25,000 pages on our website covering a wide range of topics. |
| http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/ |
| France in America |
| A table showing a chronology of French explorers in America |
| http://memory.loc.gov/intldl/fiahtml/fiachronology.html#track1 |
| The History Channel |
| The cable TV station that covers historical events is depth. |
| www.history.com |
| The Mariner's Museum |
| Exploration has been part of civilization for thousands of years. Retrace the steps of the great explorers from the far-off days of Ancient Egypt to the nineteenth century expeditions of the harsh North and South poles. |
| http://www.mariner.org/exploration/index.php?page=theexplorers |
