Patrick O'Brien
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
As we look back to the beginnings of the space race, 2009 is also the year for looking forward to humankind's next step toward the stars. In the spirit of books that once imagined colonies on the moon, Patrick O'Brien has created a unique look at your first trip to Mars. Using the most up-to-date designs and theories of what it will take to establish a base on Mars, you are off on an incredible journey, over 35 million miles to the red planet. Filled...
Author
Publisher
Walker & Co
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., map ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A description of the construction, battles, and historical impact of the Civil War battleships, the Monitor and the Virginia, known to Union forces as the Monitor and the Merrimack, which focuses on the Battle of Hampton Roads.
Author
Series
Publisher
Steadwell Books
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Long-ago adventures are still a thrill in these vividly illustrated titles. These exciting tales of the quest for wealth and land describe the routes taken by famous explorers, the hardships they endured, and the rewards they reaped. Titles also address the dire impact these explorations made on the native inhabitants of conquered lands.
Of all the French explorers who journeyed to Canada, the "Father of New France" worked the hardest to make it...
11) Sabertooth
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
With only ancient bones--and massive teeth--to guide them, scientists are learning amazing facts about these enormous prehistoric cats.
12) Megatooth
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) ; col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
14) The Hindenburg
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2000
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
[33] p. : col. ill., col. map ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the development and early flights of airships and the disastrous crash of the Hindenburg at an airfield in New Jersey in 1937.
Author
Series
Publisher
Steadwell Books
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill. (some col.), 1 col. map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the English explorer and sea captain who explored three North American waterways later named for him--the Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and Hudson Strait.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Captain Raptor and the crew of the Megatooth rush to help rescue scientists from the planet Mammalia who are trapped on Pyros Prime, an unstable planet with exploding volcanoes.
