Unit 5 Adventures by Land, Air, Water |
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| Sailing Home: A Story of a Childhood at Sea |
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Houses and Homes
by Ann Morris (HarperCollins, 1992)
A beautiful photo essay of houses
around the world, from stone and
brick to sod and
ice. |
Houses of Snow, Skin and Bones
by Bonnie Shemie (Tundra Books, 1992)
This
book takes a look at what life for the
Inuits in the
far north is like, particularly life
in igloos. |
Houses: Structures, Methods,
and Ways of Living
by Piero Ventura (Houghton Mifflin, 1993)
A brief history of houses around the world,
starting with cave dwellings and ending with
modern apartments. Each house is illustrated
with cut-aways showing interiors. |
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| Lost City: The Discovery of Machu Picchu |
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Then and Now
by Stefania Perring (MacMillan,
1991)
This unprecedented book shows modern photographs of the most visited ancient
sites throughout the world, and
then superimposes acetate drawings of
what
the cities looked like in their glory. |
Inca Town
by Fiona MacDonald (Franklin Watts,
1998)
"Time-Traveler's Guides" and "Guided
Tours" bring
an ancient community to life for
young readers. |
Machu Picchu: The Story of the
Amazing Inkas and Their City in the Clouds
by Elizabeth Mann (Mikaya Press, 2000) Inca
legend is combined with insight on the culture's
social and political organization, religion, and
science and engineering accomplishments. |
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| Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride |
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Nobody Owns the Sky
by Reeve Lindburgh (Candlewick,
1996) Creative rhymes and illustrations highlight the life of Bessie Coleman,
the first African American aviator. |
A Picture Book of Eleanor Roosevelt
by David Adler (Holiday House, 1991) This
is a
profile of Eleanor Roosevelt, who went
from being
a shy introverted child to
accomplishing many
amazing things in
her adult life. |
Sky Pioneer
by Corinne Szabo (National Geographic
Society, 1997) This book gives firsthand
accounts of Amelia Earhart's life, including
photographs and maps of her planned
around-the-world trip. |
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| Antarctic Journal: Four Months at the Bottom of the World |
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Antarctic Ice
by Jim Mastro and Norbert Wu
(Henry
Holt, 2003) Photographs and
text describe the varied animal life of
the coldest
continent. |
Destination, Antarctica
by Robert Swan (Scholastic, 1988) This
book
takes the reader on a journey across
Antarctica with Robert Scott and his companions
who are traveling without air support, radio, or
emergency beacons. |
To the Top of the World:
Adventures with Arctic Wolves
by Jim Brandenburg (Walker, 1993) A wildlife photographer writes and shares photos about
several months he spent in the Northwest
Territories filming a pack of wolves. |
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Satellites and Space Probes
by Niki Walker and Bobbie
Kalman (Crabtree, 1998) This volume introduces three remarkable machines
in a simple-to-understand fashion. |
Out of This World
by Carole Stott (Candlewick, 1998) With
brief text, diagrams, and illustrations, this book
provides a
broad background on space travel,
stars, and the universe. |
Home on the Moon: Living
on a Space Frontier
by Marianne Dyson (National Geographic
Society, 2003) This book takes an interesting
look at what life might be like on the moon,
including the necessities we would need and
what moon resources we would use. |
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