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1) An atlas of extinct countries

Author

Defoe, Gideon

Publisher

Europa Editions

Publication Date

2021.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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"Countries die. Sometimes it's murder, sometimes it's by accident, and sometimes it's because they were so ludicrous they didn't deserve to exist in the first place. Occasionally they explode violently. A few slip away almost unnoticed. Often the cause of death is either "got too greedy" or "Napoleon turned up." Now and then they just hold a referendum and vote themselves out of existence. This is an atlas of 48 nations that fell off the map."--Dust...

2) How the states got their shapes

Author

Stein, Mark, 1951-

Publication Date

2008

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook

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New York Times Bestseller "Give me the splendid irregularities any day. God bless the panhandles and notches, the West Virginias and Oklahomas." -- Wall Street Journal Why does Oklahoma have that panhandle? Did someone make a mistake? We are so familiar with the map of the United States that our state borders seem as much a part of nature as mountains and rivers. Even the oddities-the entire state of Maryland(!)-have become so ingrained that our...

3) Europe

Author

Newman, Sandra, 1965-

Publisher

Children's Press

Publication Date

2009.

Accelerated Reader

IL: - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 0.5

Language

English

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Discusses the continent of Europe, answers questions including wildlife, people, landscapes, history, and Europe today.

4) Antarctica: secrets of the southern continent

Publisher

Firefly Books

Publication Date

2008.

Language

English

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A comprehensive guide filled with vibrant illustrations and detailed maps captures this wondrous and remote land of ice and snow, with up-to-date information on its climate, the nature of ice, its famous explorers, conservation issues, geology, geography, and the animals who call it home.

5) Europe

Author

Hirsch, Rebecca E

Publisher

Children's Press

Publication Date

2012.

Accelerated Reader

IL: - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 0.5

Language

English

6) Atlantic: great sea battles, heroic discoveries, titanic storms, and a vast ocean of a million stories

Author

Winchester, Simon

Publication Date

2010

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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Until a thousand years ago, no humans ventured into the Atlantic or imagined traversing its vastness. But once the first daring mariners successfully navigated to far shores, whether it was the Vikings, the Irish, the Chinese, Christopher Columbus in the north, or the Portuguese and the Spanish in the south, the Atlantic evolved in the world's growing consciousness of itself as an enclosed body of water bounded by the Americas to the West, and by...

7) Hawaii

Author

Taylor-Butler, Christine

Publisher

Children's Press

Publication Date

[2007]

Accelerated Reader

IL: - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 0.5

Language

English

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Kids' Books About U.S. States and Territories

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An introduction to the land and people of the state of Hawaii.

8) Asia

Author

Hirsch, Rebecca E

Publisher

Children's Press

Publication Date

[2013]

Accelerated Reader

IL: - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 0.5

Language

English

9) Aerial atlas of the Holy Land: discover the great sites of history from the air

Author

Bowker, John, 1935-

Publisher

Firefly Books

Publication Date

2008.

Language

English

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A flight over the great historical sites of the Holy Land with an explanation of their rich historical, biblical, and cultural significance. Includes aerial photography and maps of sites of significance to Christians, Jews, Muslims, and their surroundings.