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Explorers
- Byrd, Richard
- Cabot, John and Sebastian
- Cartier, Jacques
- Champlain, Samuel de
- Columbus, Christopher
- Cook, James
- Cortez, Hernando
- Da Gama, Vasco
- Drake, Francis
- Ericson, Leif
- Explorers
- Henry the Navigator
- Henson, Matthew
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- Hudson, Henry
- Jolliet, Louis
- Lewis and Clark
- Livingstone, David
- Magellan, Ferdinand
- Marquette, Jacques
- Peary, Robert
- Polo, Marco
- Ponce de León, Juan
- Raleigh, Walter
- Vespucci, Amerigo
- de Soto, Hernando
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Give a brief history and pictures of this Spanish Conquistador and explorer of the Americas.
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General information on eleven different explorers for primary school children.
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Online book by Lindsey Williams explores the South Florida history of the conquistadors Hernando De Soto, Ponce De Leon, and Panfilo de Narvaez, where they landed, where they explored, and their adventures.
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Illustrated with period maps, drawings, and letters, this site follows the paths of sixteenth century conquistadors Hernán Cortés, Francisco Pizarro, Cabeza de Vaca, and Francisco de Orellana.
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Links to information on the lives of dozens of explorers.
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A fifth grade class shares the poems they wrote about the lives of famous explorers.
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Information on explorers with activities and quizzes. Provided by Mountain City Elementary School, Tennessee.
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Fourth and fifth grade students offer short biographies of great explorers.
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Short biography of the first European to see the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean.
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Short student-friendly biographies of 10 men and women who ventured into new worlds during the 19th and 20th centuries.
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The famous infant's later life as an adventurer in the American West.
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A summary of the life and achievements of this explorer who discovered much of the Great Lakes region.
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A collection of short reports on various explorers. Written by fifth graders.
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Features short biographies of the best-known European explorers.
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Middle school students tell the stories of five men who explored North America. Each story is illustrated with original drawings.
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Contributed to the discovery of Alaska by mapping the Coastline in two large Expeditions, together with scientist Georg Wilhelm Steller who recorded the journey.
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Leads visitors on a journey through the past centuries looking at the explorers, the dangers they faced, where they went, and their motivations for exploration. In English and Dutch.
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Recounts the stories of famous Portuguese, Spanish, English, and French explorers.
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Interactive site describing Shackleton's Endurance Expedition.
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Brief biographies of men and women who have explored the earth and skies.
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